Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams and U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Deborah R. Malac participate in a news conference in Monrovia, Liberia on Oct. 2. Williams is the commander of U.S. Army Africa. His organization is in Liberia participating in Operation United Assistance, an international effort to fight an Ebola outbreak in the region. The U.S. Agency for International Development is the lead U.S. Government organization for Operation United Assistance. U.S. Africa Command is supporting the effort by providing command and control, logistics, training and engineering assets to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations.