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By Iinuma, Kevin M SSgt USAF US AFRICOM (US)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti , April 16, 2015

From right, U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Lawrence Allison, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Religious Affairs deputy director, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Rory Carmouche, CJTF-HOA Religious Programs Specialist, hand out bags of empty bottles to an orphanage in the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility, Apr. 3, 2015. The empty water bottles will be used by the orphans to fill with water and use as a drinking containers due to limited resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

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