ABOVE: Sgt. 1st Class Ronald T. Hetrick (front row, sixth from left), the Warrior Leader Course branch chief with the Ohio Army National Guard's 147th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) , takes a photo with staff and cadre Aug. 4, 2011, during an Ohio-Nigeria military exchange. Hetrick spent Aug. 1-4 at the Nigerian equivalent of a noncommissioned/warrant officer academy, briefing leaders and instructors there who are looking to model their professional schools off the U.S. military structure. |
Hetrick (second from left) at the Jaji Military Warrant Officer Academy. With Hetrick is Maj. Matthew R. Hook (second from right), bilateral affairs officer with the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. |
Hetrick (fourth from left) meets with Nigerian soldiers. |