TEXT: Lt. Col. Jill McLoughlin, a preventative medicine officer with the Ohio Army National Guard, represents the U.S. in the exchanging of flags during the closing ceremony for the PAMBALA 2017 exercise Dec. 14, 2017, in Bengo Province, Angola. Personnel from the Serbian Armed Forces and the Ohio National Guard exchanged flags with their host nation, the Republic of Angola, and remarks were given by representatives of each participating country on the success of the first-ever engagement. (Ohio National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn)