Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, director of plans, programs and analyses for headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa, talks with Brent Bohne, political advisor, prior to the start of the Regional Air Chief Conference in Dakar, Senegal on Aug. 28, 2012. The conference was used to promote regional partnerships in Northern and Western Africa to find African solutions to African problems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards)