Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

Arta, Djibouti, May 20, 2016

Djibouti’s Arta Interservices Military Academy cadets engage in conversation with U.S. Army 403rd Civil Affairs members acting as Somali key leaders during a training scenario May 18, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The Civil Affairs team taught the cadets a variety of skills to include how to conduct meetings, key leader engagements and proper use of interpreters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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