{"id":79459,"date":"2022-02-22T19:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/22\/fort-bragg-soldiers-distribute-aid-after-massive-explosion-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:08:48","slug":"fort-bragg-soldiers-distribute-aid-after-massive-explosion-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2022\/02\/22\/fort-bragg-soldiers-distribute-aid-after-massive-explosion-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Bragg soldiers distribute aid after massive explosion in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army advisers based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., were training with Ghana Armed Forces on Jan. 21 when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/least-17-dead-after-explosion-ghana-mining-region-2022-01-21\/\" target=\"_blank\">mining truck carrying explosives<\/a> collided with a motorcycle, killing at least 17 people in the resulting blast, and injuring or displacing hundreds more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade made the call to deliver aid and humanitarian support to the Apiate community near Bogoso, where the incident occurred, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/414912\/sfab-soldiers-provide-humanitarian-aid-and-assistance-following-explosion-ghana\" target=\"_blank\">Army press release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifty-nine people were injured in the blast, which left a large crater and reduced dozens of buildings to piles of wood and metal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/africa\/20220121-at-least-17-people-dead-after-mining-truck-explodes-in-ghana\" target=\"_blank\">France 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. troops responding to the crisis were in Ghana as part of an ongoing advise-and-assist mission to train local partners before they decided to shift gears and focus on helping the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHumanitarian relief is definitely not part of our ordinary \u2018train, advise, assist\u2019 mission-set,\u201d 1st Lt. Christopher Wilson, a team leader within the brigade, said in the press release. \u201cIt was extraordinary in every sense of the word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ghana-explosion-relief-20220222.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ghana-explosion-relief-20220222.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ghana-explosion-relief-20220222.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ghana-explosion-relief-20220222.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade out of Fort Bragg, N.C., assisted an ongoing relief mission spearheaded by the U.S. Embassy Ghana and Ghana\u2019s National Disaster Management Office. 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