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By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

Kigali, Rwanda, December 17, 2015

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa senior enlisted leader, shares a laugh with Rwandan Defense Force Air Force Maj. Jean Paul Munana, Combat Battalion squadron commander, at the RDF Engineering Brigade Headquarters near Kigali, Rwanda, Dec. 15, 2015. CJTF-HOA members socialized with RDF members during a tea break from base camp planning instruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)

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