U.S. Navy Boatswain 1st Class Antonio Caia with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Caia spoke about the type of patrol boat that CRS 8 uses and gave them a tour of the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
From left: U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 1st Class Richard English with Coastal Riverine Squadron 8 (CRS8), Ugandan Lt. Col. Nelson Aheebwa with the Ugandan People’s Defense Force and Japanese Maj. Shinsuke Takada with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen during a brief on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Both Aheebwa and Takada, foreign liaison officers from their respective countries assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, attended a brief on CRS 8 and toured one of their patrol boats. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa foreign liaison officers receive a brief on Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. The officers were briefed on CRS’s mission and toured one of the patrol boats used in their port operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Navy Boatswain 1st Class Antonio Caia with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Caia spoke about the type of patrol boat that CRS 8 uses and gave them a tour of the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Navy Boatswain 1st Class Antonio Caia with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Caia spoke about the type of patrol boat that CRS 8 uses and gave them a tour of the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward Durkin, patrol lead with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Durkin spoke about CRS’s mission, the structure and the type of equipment they use. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Perez, chief enlisted manager, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, speaks to guests during a combat dining out on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The event included a celebration for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Crawford, commander, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, speaks to guests during a combat dining out on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The event included a celebration for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Navy Capt. Charles DeGilio, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, attends an Air Force birthday celebration on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. DeGilio attended the 449th Air Expeditionary Group’s Combat Dining Out, which celebrated the Air Force’s 71st birthday, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Navy Lt. Kevin Payne, chaplain, delivers the invocation during the 449th Air Expeditionary Group’s Combat Dining Out on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The event included a celebration for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Whisler and Airman 1st Class Adyn White, both assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group, pose for a photo on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. Whisler and White both participated in a time-honored tradition, where the most senior and junior ranking time-in-service military members participate in a cake-cutting ceremony, for the Air Force’s 71st birthday. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Whisler, senior enlisted leader, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, cuts a cake on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. Whisler took part in the time-honored tradition for the Air Force’s 71st birthday, where the most senior and junior ranking time-in-service military members participate in a cake-cutting ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The birthday celebration was part of a combat dining out, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. service members and distinguished guests stand for the National Anthem during a celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday during a combat dining out. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. service members and distinguished guests stand for the National Anthem during a celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen assigned to 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday during a combat dining out. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Staff Sgt. Gregory Watson, acting Mister Vice for the 449th Air Expeditionary Group’s Combat Dining Out, recognizes America’s Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action during a ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Copeland assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, sings the National Anthem on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday during a combat dining out. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Airmen with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group serve as part of the Honor Guard for the Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s birthday during a combat dining out. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
A cake for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday was decorated to highlight the 449th Air Expeditionary Group serving in the Horn of Africa, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s birthday during a combat dining out. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. service members deployed to the Horn of Africa participate in a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2018. The service members stood at attention as four American flags, one for each of the 9/11 flights, were ceremoniously retired from Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
