African Partnership Flights Surgeon General Symposium attendees learn tactical casualty combat care procedures during a demonstration at Ramstein AB, Germany, Aug. 25, 2015. This event focused on strengthening U.S. strategic partnerships with leading nations in Africa to enhance regional cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)

African Partnership Flights Surgeon General Symposium attendees watch a field care condition demonstration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 25, 2015. This event focused on strengthening U.S. strategic partnerships with leading nations in Africa to enhance regional cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)

150822-N-DJ346-001 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 22, 2015) French and U.S. service members prepare to transport the first of two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150823-N-DJ346-011 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 23, 2015) French Army crew members load Puma helicopter for transport. French and U.S. service members prepare to transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150823-N-DJ346-008 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 23, 2015) French Army crew member makes wheel adjustments. French and U.S. service members prepare to transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150823-N-DJ346-019 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 23, 2015) SSgt. Eric Hachey, an 816 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Loadmaster, secures final cargo before flight. French and U.S. service members prepare to transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150823-N-DJ346-014 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 23, 2015) General Mon Tocchio, Commanding Officer, French Forces Djibouti and U.S. Navy Captain Matthew O'Keefe, Commanding Officer, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, discuss loading operations. French and U.S. service members prepare to transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150823-N-DJ346-003 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 23, 2015) French and U.S. service members prepare to transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150822-N-DJ346-010 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 22, 2015) French and U.S. service members prepare to transport the first of two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150822-N-DJ346-023 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 22, 2015) Air Force Capt. Laura Jones, Liaison Officer to French Forces in Djibouti, is interviewed by French Forces Public Affairs. French and U.S. service members transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150823-N-DJ346-006 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 23, 2015) French Army crew members unload Puma helicopter rotor for transport. French and U.S. service members prepare to transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

150822-N-DJ346-016 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (August 22, 2015) French and U.S. service members prepare to transport the first of two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. The helicopters support French operations at the intersecting borders of Libya, Chad and Niger deterring weapons and drug smuggling, and jihadist regularly crossing between nations. This is the first time France has received support from U.S. Forces in Djibouti for any mission outside of East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Donald W. Randall/Released)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alisha Baston folds the American flag during a 9/11 ceremony, to honor those who were killed on 9/11 in the World Trade Center during the terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Drae Parker/Released)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Charles Williams talks about his personal experience during the 9/11 terrorist attack against the United States, and how it affected him. He lost his friend who worked at the Pentagon, when a plane crashed into the building. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Drae Parker/Released)

Service members participate in a moment of silence during a 9/11 ceremony, to honor those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack against the United States. Around the world people took time to remember this day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Drae Parker/Released)

U.S. Army Spc. Derek King, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Joint Corporal Course student, performs drill manuals at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 4, 2015. The leadership course trained service members on U.S. Marine Corp drill, land navigation, tactical communications, combat operations, war fighting, joint operations and combat physical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Autumn Walker drags U.S. Marine Corp Cpl. Ladarius Hill during the Marine Corp’s Combat Fitness Test’s buddy drag at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 31, 2015. Walker and Hill are students enrolled in Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Joint Corporal’s Course. Seventeen junior enlisted service members dedicated more than 140 hours of instruction on U.S. Marine Corp leadership foundation, drill, land navigation, tactical communications, combat operations, war fighting, joint operations and combat physical training. (U.S. Marine Corp photo by Sgt. Joshua Feldbusch)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Joint Corporal’s Course students graduated at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 4, 2015. The leadership course aimed to expand junior enlisted members’ knowledge in U.S. Marine Corp drill, land navigation, tactical communications, combat operations, war fighting, joint operations and combat physical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel, coalition forces and East African partners receive their tan, brown or black belt during a Marine Corps Martial Arts graduation ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 8, 2015. Throughout the three-week class, students learned bayonet techniques, upper and lower body strikes, counters to chokes and holds, and unarmed manipulation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel, coalition forces and East African partners receive their tan, brown or black belt during a Marine Corps Martial Arts graduation ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 8, 2015. Throughout the three-week class, students learned bayonet techniques, upper and lower body strikes, counters to chokes and holds, and unarmed manipulation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)

Dr. Raymond Gilpin, Academic Dean at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies speaks with Major General Mark R. Stammer, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, during the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Managing Security Resources in Africa Seminar, Kampala, Uganda. (CJTF-HOA photo, Released)

Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa group photo during the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Managing Security Resources in Africa Seminar, Kampala, Uganda. (CJTF-HOA photo, Released)

Seminar participants pose for a group photo during the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Managing Security Resources in Africa Seminar, Kampala, Uganda. (CJTF-HOA photo, Released)

Cpl. Joseph S. Langu, Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician, holds a nasopharyngeal airway during a tactical combat casualty care first aid course at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 23, 2015. TPDF hosted a Humanitarian Action Course where U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, shared best practices on medical procedures, ordnance safety and identification.

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician assigned to Combined to Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, left, coaches Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technicians and officers through metal detector sweeps at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 23, 2015. EOD technicians shared best practices during a Humanitarian Mine Action Course, focusing on ordnance identification; safety, and tactical combat casualty care procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

Pvt. Flora Flowin Mkinga, Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician, looks through binoculars during a reconnaissance practical at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 23, 2015. U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, assigned to Combined to Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, instructed Humanitarian Mine Action course students on ordnance safety and identification and tactical combat casualty care procedures.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

Sgt. Gaudence Siame, Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician, places a metal shape aside during a metal detector familiarization class at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 23, 2015. Two U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, assigned to Combined to Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, instructed a three-week Humanitarian Mine Action course to TPDF ammunition technicians and officers in order to increase ordnance knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, review ordnance identification during a Humanitarian Mine Action course for the Tanzania People’s Defense Force in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 26, 2015. HMA is funded by the Department of State and assists selected countries in relief and develops an indigenous mine action capability.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

Tanzania People’s Defense Force personnel look over various ordnance items during the Humanitarian Mine Action Instruction course at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 24, 2015. U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, instructed 22 students in order to increase partner nation’s ordnance knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, assigned to CJTF-HOA, congratulates Pvt.Ramadhan Badru Mwita, a Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician, during the Humanitarian Mine Action course graduation at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, assigned to Combined to Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, left, assists a Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician with demolition placement, at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 26, 2015. EOD technicians instructed a Humanitarian Mine Action Course for TPDF personnel, covering mine clearance procedures, minefield casualty recovery, demolition procedures, ordnance reconnaissance, metal detector familiarization, and tactical combat casualty care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

Members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) assemble the feed horn of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 31, 2015. The feed horn is used to transmit a signal by using the dish to focus the signal into a narrow stream and to receive transmissions reflected by the dish. The setup and tear down of the ADSN field communication system was part of a multi-week course, which was hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications and intelligence personnel, and was designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

A member of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) connects a cable connector during the setup of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 31, 2015. FAD personnel were tested on how quickly they could setup and tear down the field communication system as part of a multi-week ADSN course, which was hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications and intelligence personnel, and was designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

Members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) assemble the dish of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug 31, 2015. The ADSN terminal is an enclosed network, meaning it never connects to the internet, and is used by African Mission in Somali forces for field communications. Its setup and use was part of a multi-week ADSN course designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces, and was hosted by communications and intelligence personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) assemble the dish of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug 18, 2015. The ADSN terminal is an enclosed network, meaning it never connects to the internet, and is used by African Mission in Somali forces for field communications. Its setup and use was part of a multi-week ADSN course designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces, and was hosted by communications and intelligence personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel Diaz, U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) course instructor, shows intelligence specialists from the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), how to properly setup a portable communication terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2015. Members of the ENDF and Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) participated in a multi-week ADSN course, which was hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications and intelligence personnel, and was designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

Ethiopian Defense Force (ENDF) personnel connect cables at the base of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2015. African Mission in Somali personnel utilize portable communication terminals for sharing secured information and members of the ENDF and Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) participated in a multi-week ADSN course to share best practices in communications and intelligence operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

A member of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) checks a cable connector during the setup of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2015. ENDF personnel were tested on how quickly they could setup and tear down the field communication system as part of a multi-week ADSN course, which was hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications and intelligence personnel, and was designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) inspect connection cables during setup of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2015. ENDF personnel were tested on how quickly they could setup and tear down the field communication system as part of a multi-week ADSN course, which was hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications and intelligence personnel, and was designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) level the body of a U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN) terminal at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug 18, 2015. ENDF personnel were tested on how quickly they could setup and tear down the field communication system as part of a multi-week ADSN course designed to broaden communication interoperability between host nation security forces, which was hosted by communications and intelligence personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)