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CJTF- HOA conducts exercise WAKRI

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) conducted an airdrop and air land operation at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The joint training exercise, WAKRI, provided an opportunity for the VMM-362 (Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron) Ugly Angels and the 2nd Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment to practice their capabilities along with the expeditionary squadrons

By CJTF-HOA Public Affairs ,  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Djibouti, Djibouti Mar 15, 2021
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A MV-22 Osprey from the VMM-362 (Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron) Ugly Angels in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) prepares for landing at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The Osprey carried 38 personnel to their location as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Castle (left) and Spc. Alexus Dickerson (right), air traffic control (ATC) operators with the 2nd Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), set up a VS-17 panel marker at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The pair and team set up various VS-17 panel markers in order to mark a landing zone for the aircraft used as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
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A C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) were dropped off and “recovered” as players in Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
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Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) depart from a MV-22 Osprey at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The personnel participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
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U.S. Soldiers with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) wait for their simulated “rescue” aircraft at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. Soldiers participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level training airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
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One of two bundle airdrops floats to the ground at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. A C-130 Hercules conducted landings and airdrops as part of a low-level training flight for Exercise WAKRI.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) practice a medical casualty care situation at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) squadrons participated in personnel recovery training as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) practice a medical casualty care situation at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The squadrons participated in low level training as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
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Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) pose for a photo at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The group participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low level training flight and airdrop, as members in need of rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
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Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) walk out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after the completion of Exercise WAKRI at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The personnel participated as players in the recovery portion of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
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