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QRF: Forces ready to respond

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.

By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr. ,  Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Jun 27, 2016
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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.)
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U.S. Army Spc. Vital Dieujuste, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, communicates with the lead vehicle during a mission June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Dieujuste is a native of Palm Beach, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick O’Riley and Spc. Vital Dieujuste, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team members, review routes on a map before a mission June 20, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Dieujuste, a native of Palm Beach, Fla., and O’Riley, a native of Miami, are 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.)
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U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Umanzor, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, configures a radio before a mission June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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U.S. Army Spc. Lima Alejandro, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, mounts the turret on a Humvee June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Alejandro, a native of Coral Springs, 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.)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Gary Mendieta and Pfc. Michael Umanzor, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team members, calibrate radios June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti. Umanzor, a native of Lake Worth, Fla., and Mendieta, a native of Boynton Beach, Fla., are 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.)
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