AFRICOM Commander observes Djiboutian RIB, meets with key partners

A soldier assigned to the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), the Djiboutian army’s elite military force, prepares for a visit from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Chief of General Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Gen. Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, during the officials’ visit at a training base in Djibouti, March 21, 2019. Waldhauser and Zakaria visited in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel



By Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel Apr 12, 2019
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