Stories from June 2016 results: 8

Members of Djibouti Armed Forces stand at attention before the start of the Djibouti Independence Day parade, June 27, 2016, at Djibouti. Today marked the 39th year since Djibouti declared its independence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Djibouti celebrates 39 years of independence

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June 27, 2016 Djibouti celebrated its 39th year of Independence with a parade June 27, 2016.

Djibouti Parade Independence

Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

Somali trainees graduate police academy

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June 25, 2016 Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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U.S. Army Pfc. Corey Boyce, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, drives a Humvee during a mission June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Boyce, a native of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is a part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment that assumed the QRF mission in May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

QRF: Forces ready to respond

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June 24, 2016 Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force prepare for a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment assumed the QRF mission in May.

DJIBOUTI- Senior enlisted leaders from Japan, Italy and the U.S. attend the Combined Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Leader Professional Development course, June 8, 2016. The course brings together each nations’ highest-ranking enlisted leaders here to share knowledge and best practices, and learn about each other’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Professional development: Combined Joint Forces senior enlisted leaders attend course

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June 13, 2016 Senior military leaders from Japan, Italy and the U.S. attended a Combined Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Leader Professional Development (CJFSELPD) course in Djibouti, June 8, 2016.

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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti- U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, out of Oklahoma City, line up pieces of the metal frame during construction of an AN/GPN-27 Airport Surveillance Radar System tower, May 26, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The new radar is a more permanent replacement for the short-term radar currently in operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Camp Lemonnier gets new radar, increases air traffic safety

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June 10, 2016 The U.S. Air Force began construction on a new AN/GPN-27 Airport Surveillance Radar System tower and shelter on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, last month.

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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini, 449th Air Expeditionary Group incoming commander, receives the 449th AEG flag from U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 6, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The passing of the flag is a military tradition signifying the change of authority and responsibility of a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

CJTF-HOA welcomes new 449th AEG commander

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June 8, 2016 U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini assumed command of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group from U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Duffy during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 6, 2016, at Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti. U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, served as the presiding officer for the ceremony.

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DJIBOUTI– A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron tags a piece of chicken, simulating human remains, during search and recovery for a mass casualty exercise involving personnel from Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and a nearby airfield, June 1, 2016, in Djibouti. Services personnel from the 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron, along with volunteers from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Air Force test their skills in search and recovery and mortuary affairs collection point processes during a mock vehicle-borne improvised explosive detonation device resulting in two casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Multiple entities work together for mass casualty exercise

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June 6, 2016 The Mass Casualty Exercise included mortuary affairs personnel and volunteers from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army, testing their communication, coordination and skills in search and recovery and mortuary affairs collection point processes.

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CJTF-HOA validates EARF mission

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June 3, 2016 CJTF-HOA planned and executed the validation after the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Hurricane, from Miami, Fla., assumed responsibility of the EARF mission from the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Seminoles, who will return to Orlando, Fla.

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