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New York Army National Guard Col. Reginald Sanders (right) commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, joins Dr. Jeannot Essono Engueng (center) from Military Forces of Central Africa, and Col. Frederick Ndjonkep, a member of the Military Operations Command of Cameroon during an exercise planning conference hosted by U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy recently. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo) |
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Road to Africa begins in Italy for NY Army National GuardMay 17, 2013 By Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo, 369th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs VICENZA, Italy – To prepare for participation for Exercise Central Accord 14, 369th Sustainment Brigade Commander Col. Reginald Sanders from New York Army National Guard traveled to Vicenza, Italy recently to share lessons learned from their participation in last year’s Central Accord (CA13) in Cameroon. Sanders and four of his key leaders joined 11 officers from eight partner nations and organizations to share lessons learned from CA13 at a conference conducted by U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) “This is an opportunity to look at what we accomplished earlier this year and improve on the processes we used,” said Jerry Madden, USARAF planning officer for Central Accord 14. Sanders said Central Accord 14 will build on the the experience the brigade gained during Atlas Accord 12 in Mali and CA 13 in Cameroon; i.e., specialized skills shared in areas of command and control; logistics movement, medical evacuation; and strengthen international partnerships. Their proven ability to move, supply and maintain troops in austere regions around the world brings unique qualifications and expertise in sustainment operations to the USARAF team in Central Africa. Our focus as we move into the exercise is learning our partner nations’ culture and processes and how these impact how they conduct operations,” Sanders explained. “This knowledge allows us to quickly form effective teams and increase working relations with our nation partners,” he said. During CA 14, 369th Sustainment Bde. plans to send 70 Soldiers to Cameroon to train alongside African military forces and partner nations’ to receive, stage, move and supply approximately 1,000 military personnel from several countries scheduled to train during the three-week exercise. |
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