U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa unhook and clear hoses after filling the tank on a P-19B fire truck, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen preform daily inspections on their trucks and equipment in order to maintain readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (A portion of the background was blurred for security purposes)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa conduct proficiency training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (A portion of the background was blurred for security purposes)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa conduct proficiency training on a P-19B fire truck, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
An Airman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, rolls up a fire hose after filling the tank on a P-19B fire truck, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen preform daily inspections on their trucks and equipment in order to maintain readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (A portion of the background was blurred for security purposes)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (A portion of the background was blurred for security purposes)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (A portion of the background was blurred for security purposes)
U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa use a P-19B fire truck to fight a simulated fire during training, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The Airmen continually perform scenario based training tasks in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (A portion of the background was blurred for security purposes)
An Airman from the 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron’s fire department, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, describes the functions of one of the control panels on a P-19B fire truck, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 20, 2018. The fire fighters continually perform scenario based training in order to maintain their skills. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Navy Military Working Dog Pponder lies on the floor on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2018. Pponder participated in a hands-on canine tactical combat casualty care training for service members, to help prepare them for treating canines in the field. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Army Cpt. Richard Blair, veterinarian, greets U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Kristina Vargas, a military working dog (MWD) handler and MWD Pponder on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2018. Blair, Vargas and Pponder were participating in Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care training for service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
Civil Affairs soldiers meet with Ribta villagers in the Tadjoura region of Djibouti, August 15, 2018. Their mission is to develop and maintain relationships with communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
Spc. Apollo Luanje, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, plays soccer with children in the village Ribta in the Tadjoura region of Djibouti, August 15, 2018. 407th Civil Affairs mission is to develop and maintain relationships with communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
From Left: U.S. Army Cpt. Richard Blair, veterinarian Maj. Steven Pelham, veterinarian, U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Kristina Vargas, military working dog (MWD) handler, MWD Pponder, and U.S. Army Capt. James Mckasson, veterinarian, all pose for a group photo on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2018. The group assigned to Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, supported a training event on canine tactical combat casualty care to help familiarize service members with medical backgrounds, on treating canines in the field. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
Civil Affairs soldiers tour the SOS Children's Villages International orphanage in Tadjoura, Djibouti, August 16, 2018. The soldiers' mission is to develop and maintain relationships with communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Army Cpt. Richard Blair, a veterinarian at Camp Lemonnier, teaches canine care techniques, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2018. Pelham was supporting a training event on canine tactical combat casualty care to help familiarize service members with medical backgrounds, on treating canines in the field. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
Civil Affairs Soldiers tour the SOS Children's Villages International orphanage facility in Tadjoura, Djibouti, August 16, 2018. The soldiers' mission is to develop and maintain relationships with communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
