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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- (From left) Djiboutian Gen. Taher Ali Mohamed, Djiboutian Armed Forces; Christina Higgins, U.S. Embassy in Djibouti deputy chief of mission; Ali Hassan Bahdon, Djibouti minister of defense; and Commander, U.S. Africa Command U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, pose for a group photo, Aug. 18, 2016, after a meeting at the Djiboutian Armed Forces headquarters, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, meets with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016 at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, meets with Ali Hassan Bahdon, Djibouti minister of defense, and senior leaders from the Djiboutian Armed Forces, Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser,, coins U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016, during his visit to Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, meet at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, poses for a group photo with U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016, during his visit to Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, meet at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. The greeting came during the first official visit by Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser since his assumption of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, is presented with a coin and shirt by U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, during his visit to the Embassy in Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, meets with the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti country team during his visit to Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: Staff Sgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, receive location points during night land navigation training, Aug. 5, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. The soldiers completed day and night land navigation training along with mock casualty care, simulating calling for fire support and assembly and disassembly of the M4 carbine rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: SSgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, participate in land navigation training, Aug. 5, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. The soldiers completed day and night land navigation training along with mock casualty care, simulating calling for fire support and assembly and disassembly of the M4 carbine rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: SSgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, plot out the first of three navigation points during night land navigation training, Aug. 5, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. The soldiers completed day and night land navigation training along with mock casualty care, simulating calling for fire support and assembly and disassembly of the M4 carbine rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: SSgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, set up tents during land navigation training, Aug. 5, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. The soldiers completed day and night land navigation training along with mock casualty care, simulating calling for fire support and assembly and disassembly of the M4 carbine rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: SSgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, plot out the first of three navigation points during night land navigation training, Aug. 5, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. The soldiers completed day and night land navigation training along with mock casualty care, simulating calling for fire support and assembly and disassembly of the M4 carbine rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: SSgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, laugh during a brief before night land navigation training, Aug. 5, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. The soldiers completed day and night land navigation training along with mock casualty care, simulating calling for fire support and assembly and disassembly of the M4 carbine rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Photo by: SSgt Tiffany DeNault, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company demonstrate procedures for firing a mortar Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The training was conducted to ensure the unit remained proficient in using mortar artillery. The 1-124 is a guard unit deployed from Cocoa, Fla., to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company adjusts the trajectory of a mortar launcher before firing a round Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The M252 cannon system has a range of 7,500 meters or approximately 4.5 miles. The 1-124 is a guard unit deployed from Cocoa, Fla., to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
A U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company fires a mortar round Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The mortar firing was part of the unit’s training testing their capability to work as a team to identify a target, set-up the cannons, and accurately deploy rounds proficiently. The 1-124 is a guard unit deployed from Cocoa, Fla., to Combined Joint Task-Force Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Peters, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 heavy equipment operator, drives a roller over gravel during construction of a parking pad at a Djibouti Airfield, July 28, 2016. The project included parking pads for multiple vehicles and a road that allows fire trucks and emergency crews quicker access to different parts of the airfield, thereby cutting down critical response time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Collins Scheffer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 heavy equipment operator, left, talks to Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Rivera, NMCB 22 heavy equipment operator, while operating a grader during construction of a parking pad at a Djibouti airfield, July 28, 2016. The grader is used to evenly spread gravel to a three-inch height during construction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tom Ross, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 heavy equipment operator, drives a water truck over a gravel parking pad while Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Rivera, NMCB 22 heavy equipment operator and team lead, watches his work at a Djibouti airfield, July 28, 2016. The water fell through the gravel, further compacting the surface and reducing dust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tom Ross, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 heavy equipment operator, left, talks to Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Rivera, NMCB 22 heavy equipment operator during construction of a parking pad at a Djibouti airfield, July 28, 2016. During construction, land was flattened, gravel was laid evenly, flattened again and covered with water to increase density and reduce dust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
A dump truck releases gravel onto the ground to further construction of a parking pad at a Djibouti Airfield, July 28, 2016. Logistical delays, such as gravel delivery, occasionally delayed construction, but the Seabees completed the project ahead of schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Spc. Alan George, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company watches the surrounding area before mortar training Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The Soldiers fired rounds from M224 and M252 cannons to practice hitting target areas. The 1-124, a component of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is deployed from Cocoa, Fla., to perform security operations in the region. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company position mortars and set up a perimeter before live-fire training Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The unit fired multiple rounds from M224and M252 cannon weapon systems to practice accuracy and teamwork. The 1-124, a component of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is deployed from Cocoa, Fla., to perform security operations in the region. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Spc. Alan George, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry regiment, Bravo Company, hangs a mortar round before releasing it for deployment Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The process of ‘hanging’ a mortar involves holding the mortar round in the launch tube and, once the command of fire is announced, dropping the round in the tube for discharge. The 1-124, a component of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is deployed from Cocoa, Fla., to perform security operations in the region. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
Maj. Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander, gives closing remarks at the fifth iteration of the East Africa Public Information Officer’s Conference in Djibouti, Aug. 4, 2016. The conference brought together more than 35 PIOs from key regional partners to exchange best practices and lessons learned, identify challenges and strategies to address them, and to identify opportunities for greater coordination and collaboration. Topics of discussion ranged from countering violent extremism to effectively leveraging social media as a communications platform in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
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Abdulhalim Rijaal, U.S. Department of State program manager for East Africa, discusses challenges, lessons learned and strategies with African Union Mission to Somalia members during the Public Information Officer’s Conference in Djibouti, Aug. 3, 2016. Public information officers attended the conference in Djibouti from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
A member of the African Union Mission to Somalia attends a small group meeting during the fifth Public Information Officer’s Conference in Djibouti, Aug. 3, 2016. The conference brought together more than 35 PIOs from key regional partners to exchange best practices and lessons learned, identify challenges and strategies to address them and to identify opportunities for greater coordination and collaboration. Topics of discussion ranged from countering violent extremism to effectively leveraging social media as a communications platform in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
Abdulhalim Rijaal, U.S. Department of State program manager for East Africa, gives a speech at the fifth East Africa Public Information Officer’s Conference in Djibouti, Aug. 3, 2016. One of Rijaal’s goals during the conference was to learn from his African Union Mission to Somalia partners what is happening in each sector of Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct joint inspection training
Jesus Rabago, a Kellogg, Brown and Root contractor and Joint Inspection training student, checks to ensure cargo is properly strapped down and held in place during the JI practical demonstration performance evaluation July 28, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The week-long course taught the KBR contractors about the JI process and governing directives, as well as providing additional information about ensuring cargo is safe for loading onto an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr. , Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct joint inspection training
Staff Sgt. Bryan Oliver, 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial port contingency response supervisor, provides feedback to Kellogg, Brown and Root contractors during a joint inspection training practical demonstration performance evaluation July 28, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The week-long course taught the KBR contractors about the JI process and governing directives, as well as providing additional information about ensuring cargo is safe for loading onto an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr. , Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct joint inspection training
A Kellogg, Brown and Root contractor writes down cargo measurements during a joint inspection training practical demonstration performance evaluation July 28, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The week-long course taught the KBR contractors about the JI process and governing directives, as well as providing additional information about ensuring cargo is safe for loading onto an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr. , Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
Michael Moser, a U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from Seattle University, reviews vocabulary words learned during a language exchange program at the Djiboutian Military Academy at Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. The cadets are spending three weeks with the Djiboutian Army in a culture exchange program, where they are learning each other’s language and methods of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
Katherine Wilson, a U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from Seton Hall University, talks to a Djiboutian Army cadet during a language exchange at the Djiboutian Military Academy at Arta, July 25, 2016. The cadets are spending three weeks with the Djiboutian Army in a culture exchange program, where they are learning each other’s language and methods of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
Jackson Guenther, a U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from Mississippi State University, receives instruction from a Djiboutian Army weapons instructor at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. More than 30 cadets took turns field-stripping and reassembling the rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
Nick Lange, a U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corp cadet from Clemson University, throws a football to a Djiboutian Army weapons instructor during a break at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. The cadets are spending three weeks with the Djiboutian Army in a culture exchange program, where they are learning each other’s language and methods of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
A group of U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets talks during a break at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. The cadets are spending three weeks with the Djiboutian Army in a culture exchange program, where they are learning each other’s language and methods of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
A Djiboutian Army weapons instructor replaces the cover on an AK-47, teaching U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets how to safely disassemble and reassemble the rifle at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. More than 30 cadets took turns field-stripping and reassembling the rifle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture
U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets watch as a Djiboutian Army weapons instructor teaches them how to safely field strip an AK-47 at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. After the cadets learned the fundamentals, they competed with each other to see who could field strip the weapon quickest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton
