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Members of the U.S. Army’s 404th Civil Affairs Battalion prepare to pack up for their trip home from Lac Abbé, Djibouti, May 20, 2015. The team met village elders for the first time, to better understand the significance and utility of the nearby arid lake, along with the village’s nutrition center. The team is assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa and act as liaisons between the military and their civilian counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)



By Senior Airman Nesha Humes May 26, 2015
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