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)
U.S. Army Soldiers complete land navigation in Arta
8/16/2016
U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment completed night and day land navigation training along with other Army warrior tasks, Aug. 5-6, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
U.S. Army brings the boom: Soldiers conduct mortar fire training
8/11/2016
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company, deployed from Cocoa, Fla., conducted mortar training Aug. 8, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti.
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)
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)
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)
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)
PIO conference highlights social media, messaging in Somalia
8/9/2016
Public information officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia gathered at the Djibouti Palace Kempinski for the fifth iteration of the East Africa Public Information Officer Conference, Aug. 2-4, 2016.
