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By SSgt Tiffany DeNault
CJTF-HOA/PAO

Djibouti, July 21, 2016

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania- U.S. Navy Lt. Allan Lucas, Task Force Sparta explosive ordnance disposal platoon leader at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn Of Africa, instructs a portion of a counter-improvised explosive device course to Dutch, Tanzanian and Ugandan exercise participants during Eastern Accord 2016, at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. EA16 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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