Army Maj. Richard Delaney assists Senegalese medical personnel with performing a thyroidectomy during a medical training exercise at a hospital in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 9, 2018. The exercise is a combined effort between the Senegalese government, U.S. Army Africa and the Vermont National Guard. It enables partnered militaries to strengthen their general surgery and trauma skills while reinforcing the partnership between the countries. Delaney is a plastic surgeon assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center. Army photo by Sgt. Micah Merrill