U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stefan Adamcik, commander 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Kim, commander 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, stands at parade rest after receiving the guide-on during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Kim, commander 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion (left), receives the guide-on, and the responsibilities of authority, from Lt. Col. Stefan Adamcik, commander 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana, deputy commanding general Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, speaks during the Civil Affairs transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion and 403rd CA Battalion salute during the national anthem during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrates how to create a button on a poncho liner during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, service members performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
From Left: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, teaches U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, and Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer, all assigned to 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, how to create a slipknot, bowline and a trucker’s hitch during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, service members performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa practice tying various types of knots during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training service members performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, collects leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Vidal placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled him to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
From Left: U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, all collect leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The service members placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, collects leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Vidal placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled him to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa collect leaves during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The service members placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa collect leaves during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The service members placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, collect leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Murphy and Vidal placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
From left, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, the honorable Peter Vrooman, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, and Rwanda Defense Force Lt. Gen. Jacques Musemkaweli, Rwanda chief of defense, attend the closing ceremony of Shared Accord 2018, in Gako, Rwanda, Aug. 28, 2018. Craig visited Rwanda to conduct key leader engagements, meeting with both U.S. and Rwandan top leaders. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, places a wreath at a tomb of 250,000 Rwandans at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Aug. 29, 2018. Craig visited Rwanda to conduct key leader engagements, meeting with both U.S. and Rwandan top leaders. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, pays his respects after laying a wreath at a tomb of 250,000 Rwandans killed during the Rwandan genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Aug. 29, 2018. Craig visited Rwanda to conduct key leader engagements, meeting with both U.S. and Rwandan top leaders. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited Rwanda to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements, August 28-29.
