North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Alan Dorhmann gives remarks during a ceremony celebrating construction starting on the new National Emergency Operations Center being built in Lomé, Togo June 26, 2024. Togolese and U.S. officials joined to celebrate the project, which is funded through the U.S. Africa Command’s Humanitarian Assistance program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing the construction project. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)