KENYA- Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers complete a written test at the end of their second week of class during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy Task Force Sparta explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
KENYA – U.S. Navy Ensign Christina Hammervold and Chief Petty Officer Ryan Waller, Task Force Sparta, speak with Kenya Defense Forces Warrant Officer Athumani, a squadron sergeant major, before resuming the medical portion of Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 13, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Task Force Sparta teaches Humanitarian Mine Action training to AMISOM Troop Contributing Country
9/28/2016
A team from Task Force Sparta, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is teaching lifesaving skills to Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) combat engineer soldiers and officers during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 5-30, at a training center in Kenya.
Doctors, attendees and facilitators of the Continued Medical Education conference pose for a photo in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 14, 2016. The conference brought nearly 20 medical students and general practitioners from various sectors of Somalia together to receive training various medical practices, specifically in the field of radiology and pediatrics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Mosier, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion physician, instructs Somali doctors during the Continuing Medical Education Conference in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 14, 2016. The conference brought nearly 20 medical students and general practitioners from various sectors of Somalia together to receive training on various medical practices, specifically in the fields of radiology and pediatrics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Mosier, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion physician, instructs nearly 20 Somali doctors during the Continuing Medical Education Conference in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 14, 2016. The conference covered topics concerning treatment for different types of broken bones, swollen lymph nodes, and arthritis, and they also practiced reading radiographs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
Somali doctors emboldened by Mogadishu medical training
9/24/2016
The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa J3 Military Coordination Cell, along with the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), hosted the year’s third Continuing Medical Education Conference Sept. 14, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The conference brought 20 medical students and general practitioners from various sectors of Mogadishu together to receive training on various medical practices, specifically in the fields of radiology and pediatrics.
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers carry mock casualties from an ambush site during a medical exercise Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The exercise, part of a two-week medical course, tested the RDF soldiers’ abilities to apply techniques of care under fire and other battlefield medical tactics. U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, instructed the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A Rwanda Defense Force soldier calls in a 9-line report to request a medical evacuation, while Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, observes during a medical exercise Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The exercise, part of a two-week medical course, tested the RDF soldiers’ abilities to apply techniques of care under fire and other battlefield medical tactics. U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, instructed the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Sgt. Isabella Kulacz, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, instructs Rwanda Defense Force soldiers on controlling the airway during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. Kulacz and Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, both medics with the 1/124 Inf. Rgt., assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, taught the students techniques equivalent to the U.S. Army’s Combat Lifesaver Skills course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A Rwanda Defense Force Soldier applies a bandage to a simulated-wounded casualty during a medical training exercise Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The exercise, part of a two-week medical course, tested the RDF soldiers’ abilities to apply techniques of care under fire and other battlefield medical tactics. U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, instructed the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A mock casualty receives a needle chest decompression from a Rwanda Defense Force soldier during a battlefield medical assessment Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The RDF soldiers participated in a two-week medical course, taught by U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, to learn basic battlefield medical care techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, shows a Rwanda Defense Force soldier where to look for a pulse to check the vitality of a mock casualty during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. U.S. Army soldiers, currently deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, taught the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers hold up tourniquets before self-applying them during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa trained the ally nation in basic skills that could potentially save a life on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers apply a pressure bandage to a simulated casualty Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The RDF soldiers participated in a two-week medical course, taught by U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, to learn basic battlefield medical care techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa worked with Rwanda Defense Force soldiers to help prevent battlefield deaths during a two-week medical class that concluded Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda.
Members of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Kenya Defense Forces Military Intelligence Battalion soldiers prepare to fly an AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, Sept. 13, 2016, at a Kenyan training facility. The course provided classroom lessons on basic care and assembly on the Raven, computer programs used in flight, and how to tactfully employ it for day and nighttime missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles Lewellen, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment and noncommissioned officer in charge of training, shows how to assemble the AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, to members of the Kenya Defense Forces, Sept. 13, 2016, at a Kenyan training facility. The 1/124th Inf. Rgt. provided basic training on assembly, disassembly, repair, and preventative maintenance in regard to basic mission planning and advanced flight plans for the Raven to members of the KDF Military Intelligence Battalion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and the Kenya Defense Forces Military Intelligence Battalion, set up a computer system in preparation to fly the AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, Sept. 13, 2016, at a Kenyan training facility. The 1/124th Inf. Rgt. Soldiers provided basic training on assembly, disassembly, repair, and preventative maintenance in regard to basic mission planning and advanced flight plans for the Raven. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Wirks, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment and Raven master trainer, teaches members of the Kenya Defense Forces Military Intelligence Battalion how to tactfully use the AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, an unmanned aerial vehicle, Sept. 13, 2016, at a Kenyan training facility. The KDF soldiers received basic training on assembly, disassembly, repair, and preventative maintenance in regard to basic mission planning and advanced flight plans for the Raven. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
