AFRICOM Commander observes Djiboutian RIB, meets with key partners

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, thanks soldiers from the Djiboutian army’s elite military force, the Rapid Intervention Battalion, after demonstrating hand-to-hand combat during a visit with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of General Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Gen. Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, at a training base in Djibouti, March 21, 2019. Waldhauser 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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