Botswana Defense Forces Chaplain (Capt.) Thabalaka speaks during a combined Sunday morning service for members of the BDF and members the North Carolina National Guard, on July 14, 2019. More than 170 Army and Air Guardsmen from North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey traveled to Botswana to participate in Upward Minuteman 2019, a U.S. Africa Command exercise promoting the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Programs on the African Continent.
Upward Minuteman 2019 — Combined Faith Services