Training provides insight into 'greater need'

U.S. Army Africa continues to provide training to different African nations to help them secure their own borders, thereby helping them secure the region. Because of this, whatever American interests are in that region or country will, as a secondary effect, be secure as well.

USARAF's mission of protecting and defending national security interests is accomplished by strengthening African land forces.

"By helping Africans help themselves, it means that we don't have to get involved ourselves. If Africans are solving African problems, then the U.S. government doesn't have to use the U.S. Army to solve African problems," said Maj. Albert Conley III, USARAF's Counter Terrorism Desk Officer for International Military Engagements.

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