Capt. Masaya Sumida, Japanese Foreign Liaison Officer, speaks to Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a CJTF-HOA mission brief at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), welcomes Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

(From left to right) Col. Teruhiko Manabe, commander, Japan Self-Defense Force Base, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo in the CJTF-HOA Headquarters building, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio and Manabe visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listen during a CJTF-HOA mission brief at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

Key leaders from Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), brief Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)