Kenya Defense Force Lt. Col. Wilson Ronoh and Uganda People’s Defense Air Force Maj. Kiconco Anthony prepare themes and messages to counter simulated Al-Shabaab propaganda in the public affairs cell during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)

Officers from Uganda, Kenya and Burundi assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation cell react to a simulated crisis, and prepare courses of action during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)

Uganda People’s Defense Force Maj. Okwapa Dominic and Kenya Defense Force Maj. Amani Patrick, serve as battle captains in the Joint Operations Center preparing to disseminate information to the staff related to a simulated emerging crisis during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)

Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Maj. Julius Niragire and UPDF Maj. Godfrey Nyabongo plan and prepare Civil-Military Cooperation staff responses to a simulated humanitarian crisis during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)

U.S. Army Capt. Dewight Cassells, a civil affairs team chief with the 411th Army Civil Affairs Battalion, mentors and advises a multinational group of students from Uganda, Kenya and Burundi to conduct humanitarian assistance planning during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)

Uganda People’s Defence Force Maj. E.W. Nyororo serves as a member of the logistics cell, preparing information to be presented in the daily commander update brief in response to simulated events during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)

U.S Army Maj. Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, fields questions from Kenya, Uganda and Burundi staff officers at the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 2, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Navy photo by CAPT Milton Singleton)

U.S Army Maj. Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, addresses staff officers from Kenya, Uganda and Burundi at the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 2, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Navy photo by CAPT Milton Singleton)

U.S. Navy Capt. Leonard Lyon, commander of Naval Expeditionary Task Force Europe and Africa (CTF 68) meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2017. CTF 68 conducts explosive ordnance disposal, naval construction, diving and salvage, hydrographic survey, expeditionary intelligence and theater security support in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commander, discusses the current status of Somalia with Djibouti Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, force commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and other key members of AMISOM, in Mogadishu, Somalia Mar. 15, 2017. The meeting helped to coordinate CJTF-HOA, the United Nations, European Union, the AMISOM and other international partner’s efforts to stabilize Somalia and the surrounding regions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Christian M. Jadot)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, meets with British Air Commodore William “Jamie” Kendall, United Nations Somalia senior military advisor, in Mogadishu, Somalia Mar. 15, 2017. The meeting helped relay important information about the dynamics of the region back to the U.S. government to further stabilize Somalia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Christian M. Jadot)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, talks with U.S. Army Col. Kyle Reed, Military Coordination Cell Mogadishu director, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mar. 15, 2017. Purcell travelled to Mogadishu to engage with various military leaders and foster relationships with key stakeholders in the region.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Christian M. Jadot)

Italian army Brig. Gen. Maurizio Morena, European Union Training Mission in Somalia commander, discusses the current status of Mogadishu with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, in Mogadishu, Somalia March 15, 2017. Purcell travelled to Mogadishu to engage with various military leaders and foster relationships with key stakeholders in the region. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Christian M. Jadot)

U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jessica Helton, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assists with the construction of a modular shelter system in Djibouti’s Arta Region, Feb. 27, 2017. Seabees assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa helped Djiboutian soldiers construct the donated shelters for use as schools, clinics, and centers for cottage industry to promote the health, education and economic stability of the Djiboutian people. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Steelworker 1st Class Michael Collum, right, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Rojas, Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, help to construct a modular shelter system in Djibouti City, Feb. 27, 2017. The shelter is one of six donated by U.S. manufacturer Alaska Shelters through the Global Action Coalition, and will provide additional classroom space for the Association for the Development and Protection of Children in downtown Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Hayes, broadcast journalist with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets children observing the construction of a modular shelter system by U.S. Navy and Djibouti Armed Forces personnel in downtown Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2017. The shelter was one of six donated by U.S. manufacturer Alaska Shelters through the Global Action Coalition, and will provide additional classroom space to the Association for the Development and Protection of Children in downtown Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Rojas, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, exercises teamwork with a Djibouti Armed Forces soldier during the construction a modular shelter system in Djibouti City, Feb. 27, 2017. The shelter is one of six donated by U.S. manufacturer Alaska Shelters through the Global Action Coalition, for to use as schools, clinics, and centers for cottage industry to promote the health, education and economic stability of the Djiboutian people. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, join Djibouti Armed Forces soldiers, and representatives from Alaska Shelters, the Global Action Coalition, the Association for the Development and Protection of Children (ADPEB) and local youth following the construction of a modular shelter system in Djibouti City, Feb. 27, 2017. The shelter is one of six donated by Alaska Shelters through the Global Action Coalition, and will give the ADPEB additional shelter and classroom space for homeless children in Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Utilitiesman 1st Class Cole Johnson, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assists with the construction of a modular shelter system in Djibouti City, Feb. 27, 2017. Seabees assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa helped Djiboutian soldiers construct the donated shelters for use as schools, clinics, and centers for cottage industry to promote the health, education and economic stability of the Djiboutian people. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, join Djibouti Armed Forces soldiers, and representatives from Alaska Shelters, the Global Action Coalition and the Association for the Development and Protection of Children (ADPEB) following the construction of a modular shelter system in Djibouti City, Feb. 27, 2017. The shelter is one of six donated by Alaska Shelters through the Global Action Coalition, and will give the ADPEB additional shelter and classroom space for homeless children in Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Rojas, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, helps members of the Djibouti Armed Forces to construct a modular shelter system in Djibouti’s Arta Region, Feb. 27, 2017. The shelter is one of six donated by U.S. manufacturer Alaska Shelters through the Global Action Coalition, and will serve as a temporary school for local youth. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Legalman 1st Class Celeste Dunlap, command fitness leader (CFL) and chief executor of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) program, administers the curl-up segment of the physical readiness test at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2017. With the help of 22 assistant CFLs from both CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier, she was successful in administering the physical readiness portion of the PFA to 109 Navy personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Sailors assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa prepare to perform two minutes of curl-ups during a practice physical fitness test at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2017. The trial assessment gave Sailors an opportunity to test their physical readiness prior to the April implementation of the Navy Physical Fitness Assessment program, from which they were previously exempted. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Cagulada, military planner for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leads his fellow Sailors to the halfway point of the 1.5 mile run during a practice physical readiness test (PRT) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2017. The test was intended to prepare Sailors assigned to CJTF-HOA for the implementation of the Navy Physical Fitness Assessment program which consists of a standard medical screening, body composition assessment and a PRT to evaluate strength, endurance and cardiovascular fitness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's operations directorate are presented the U.S. Africa Command combat patch while deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2017. The tradition of the combat patch dates back to World War I when members of the U.S. Army’s 81st Infantry Division were authorized to wear distinctive shoulder sleeve insignia during and following their service in France. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Army Capt. John Healy, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) operations officer, presents Sgt. Alexander Smith, CJTF-HOA operations noncomissioned officer with the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2017. Soldiers currently deploying to Camp Lemonnier are authorized to wear the USAFRICOM shoulder sleeve insignia upon returning home to symbolize former wartime service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's operations directorate are presented with the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2017. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder, opposite the higher headquarters unit patch. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Resources and Assessments Director David Thielde (center) and service members from USAFRICOM pose for a photo during their visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2017. Thielde engaged with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership to gain a better understanding of the operational environment and future objectives and initiatives for CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot)

U.S. and French military members demonstrate their ability to use a wet bulb-globe temperature (WBGT) kit during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. The WBGT kit is an instrument for providing information on hot weather risks to the health of troops undergoing training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman) (Foreign service members name tape has been obscured for OPSEC)

Students in the February 13, 2017 Field Sanitation Team Training (FSTT) course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, learn the proper use of a wet bulb-globe temperature kit in order to determine the appropriate hydration requirements and work-rest cycle for troops operating in high temperatures. Injuries such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are a serious threat to military personnel operating in warm climates, and one of many topics covered by the FSTT course in order to mitigate disease and non-battle related injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Lapenna, left, U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Amy Neece and U.S. Army Spc. David Deherrera learn the chlorination process required to create potable water during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. The course was conducted by members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa surgeon cell, and included water purification methods, pest management, hot and cold weather injury prevention, proper waste disposal and preventative medicine measures while in field conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joaquin Crisostomo and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Caramico, receive classroom instruction on the use of a wet bulb-globe temperature kit during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. The course was conducted by members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa surgeon cell, and included such topics as water purification, heat and cold injuries, pest management and preventative medicine measures while in field conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Kim, officer in charge of environmental health for Camp Lemonnier, confers with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Pauline Jones, noncommissioned officer in charge of preventative medicine, during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. As course instructors, Kim and Jones taught participating service members field sanitation practices proven to mitigate disease and non-battle related injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

British Army Lt. Gen. Sir John Lorimer, chief of joint operations for Permanent Joint Headquarters in Great Britain meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 21, 2017, while conducting a visit of U.K. military members serving in the Horn of Africa. The meeting allowed Lorimer to better understand U.S. plans for aiding with the stability and security of Somalia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

A remote cove near Arta Beach in Djibouti provides a safe live-fire weapons range for U.S. Marine Corps members with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Feb.14, 2017. Training time on the range allows Marines to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), focus downrange during a Combat Marksmanship Program shoot, Feb. 14, 2017, at Arta Beach in Djibouti. Marines worked on engaging a target while moving and under physical stress. The time on the range allows the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), focus downrange in a prone position during a Combat Marksmanship Program shoot, Feb. 14, 2017, at Arta Beach in Djibouti. Marines worked on engaging a target while moving and under physical stress. A MEU is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine air-ground task force ready to respond to crisis and conduct limited contingency operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), move downrange during a Combat Marksmanship Program shoot, Feb. 14, 2017, at Arta Beach in Djibouti. The Marines worked on engaging a target while moving and under physical stress. A MEU is a quick response force, which consists of Sailors and Marines on standby for immediate crisis response across the globe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), focus downrange during a Combat Marksmanship Program shoot, Feb. 14, 2017, at Arta Beach in Djibouti. Marines worked on engaging a target while moving and under physical stress. A MEU is a quick response force, which consists of Sailors and Marines on standby for immediate crisis response across the globe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), focus downrange getting their Battle Sight Zero (BZO), Feb. 14, 2017, at Arta Beach in Djibouti. The effectiveness of the range training increases when members have an accurate BZO. A MEU is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine air-ground task force ready to respond to crisis and conduct limited contingency operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)