ACOTA Force HQ course prepares personnel for AMISOM operations

Kenyan Defense Force Maj. Balata Kotea, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course attendee, updates a map of Somalia with the latest AMISOM and Al-Shabaab troop movements at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2015. Kenya is one of the AU countries contributing to the forces in Somalia battling Al-Shabaab and the ACOTA course helps familiarize the attending officers with the military decision making process, so they can better advise and prepare solutions to the problems they might face in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)



By Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet Aug 29, 2015
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