MONROVIA, LIBERIA— (left to right) Capt. Jack Young, a native of Gonzales, La., engineer company advisor to the Armed Forces of Liberia, 1st Lt. Emmanuel Wisseh, 1st Infantry Battalion executive officer, Armed Forces of Liberia, and Capt. Michael Kohler, a native of Annapolis, Md., brigade staff officer adviser to the AFL, pose for a picture during the AFL Armed Forces Day ball in downtown Monrovia Feb. 11. The evening ball was the final event in a weeklong celebration of the history of armed forces in Liberia. Maj. Gen. Suraj Alao Abdurrahman, Armed Forces of Liberia command officer in charge
MONROVIA, LIBERIA— (left to right) Capt. Jack Young, a native of Gonzales, La., engineer company advisor to the Armed Forces of Liberia, 1st Lt. Emmanuel Wisseh, 1st Infantry Battalion executive officer, Armed Forces of Liberia, and Capt. Michael Kohler, a native of Annapolis, Md., brigade staff officer adviser to the AFL, pose for a picture during the AFL Armed Forces Day ball in downtown Monrovia Feb. 11. The evening ball was the final event in a weeklong celebration of the history of armed forces in Liberia. Maj. Gen. Suraj Alao Abdurrahman, Armed Forces of Liberia command officer in charge, and acting Minister of Defense Brownie Samukai Jr. hosted the ball, which included honored guests such as Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ambassador to Liberia, Maj. Gen. Charles Hooper, director, J5, Strategic Planning and Policy, United States Africa Command, Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, deputy commanding general, and Brig. Gen. Burton Francisco, assistant adjutant general and commander, Michigan National Guard. The theme of Armed Forces Day 2012 was “Armed Forces of Liberia supports the foundation for long term security and economic development in Liberia.” The newly formed AFL currently has about 2,000 personnel consisting of various Army units spread out around the country as well as a small and well-trained Coast Guard. Capacity building within the AFL is conducted by many international partners, including the United States’ Operation ONWARD LIBERTY, the United Nations Mission in Liberia and the Economic Community of West African States. Young is deployed from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Camp Lejeune, , and Kohler is deployed from School of Infantry West, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 1st Lt. Mark Lazane)
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