Senior Airman Dabnell Morales, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, left, Staff Sgt. Michael Patterson, 81st ERQS aerospace propulsion craftsman, center, and Senior Airman Tavaris Scott, 81st ERQS crew chief, replace a C-130J Hercules tire at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 18, 2016. The C-130J underwent routine maintenance to continue the mission of personnel recovery and protect and defend United States interests in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
Senior Airman Tavaris Scott, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron crew chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Michael Patterson, 81st ERQS aerospace propulsion craftsman, team up to change a tire on a C-130J Hercules main landing gear at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 18, 2016. The C-130J underwent routine maintenance to continue the mission of personnel recovery and protect and defend United States interests in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
A C-130J Hercules sits on the flightline awaiting maintenance at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 18, 2016, 2016. The C-130J underwent routine maintenance to continue the mission of personnel recovery and protect and defend United States interests in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
Bearings covered in red grease sit on a towel before being replaced on a C-130J Hercules during a tire change at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 18, 2016. The C-130J underwent routine maintenance to continue the mission of personnel recovery and protect and defend United States interests in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
Staff Sgt. Michael Patterson, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, looks through the center of a C-130J Hercules main landing gear at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 18, 2016. The C-130J underwent routine maintenance to continue the mission of personnel recovery and protect and defend United States interests in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
Aircraft maintainers come face-to-face with those challenges every day; they are responsible for putting the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron’s C-130J Hercules in the air.
Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers take notes as Nevada National Guard Spc. Richard Taylor, 422d Expeditionary Signal Battalion, currently assigned to CJTF-HOA’s communications unit, shares lessons learned and best practices for operating their African Data Sharing Network terminal June 8-17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi. The soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their African Data Sharing Network satellite terminal. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt)
Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers work together to install their African Data Sharing Network terminal June 8-17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi. Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa communication Soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their ADSN satellite terminal. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt)
Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers work together to install their African Data Sharing Network termianl. Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa communications Soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their satellite terminal, June 8 – 17, 2016. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt)
Nevada National Guard Sgt. Corey Metzker and Spc. Richard Taylor, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, currently assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s communications unit, oversee Burundian National Defense Force soldiers as they install a newly refurbished African Data Sharing Network terminal June 8 – 17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi. The Soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their African Data Sharing Network satellite terminal. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt)
Nevada National Guard Sgt. Corey Metzker and Spc. Richard Taylor, of the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, currently assigned to CJTF-HOA’s communications unit, share lessons learned and best practices with Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers June 8 – 17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi. The soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their African Data Sharing Network satellite terminal. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt)
Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers take notes as Nevada National Guard Spc. Richard Taylor, 422d Expeditionary Signal Battalion, currently assigned to CJTF-HOA’s communications unit, shares lessons learned and best practices for operating their African Data Sharing Network terminal June 8-17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi. The soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their African Data Sharing Network satellite terminal. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt)
U.S., Burundi share communications hardware best practices
7/26/2016
Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications team recently worked with Burundian National Defense Force’s communications unit to share best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their newly refurbished African Data Sharing Network Satellite Terminal June 8-17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi.
A control console of a mobile detection assessment response system is set to auto mode to allow the robot to control driving pre-designated routes July 9, 2016, at Djibouti. The MDARS system is capable of navigating roads and terrain with out human interface, but is also able to be controlled remotely or with a human driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A mobile detection assessment response system uses a spotlight to pinpoint a location for survey July 9, 2016, at Djibouti. The MDARS serves as an additional security asset capable of detecting intruders on the airfield and perimeter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
James Bowders, Land Sea Air Autonomy lead operator, manually controls the camera on a mobile detection assessment response system while it travels the perimeter of an airfield, July 9, 2016, at Djibouti. Bowders uses the camera and other MDARS features to detect intruders or threats and then relays the information to airfield security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A mobile detection assessment response system patrols the perimeter of an airfield July 9, 2016, at Djibouti. The MDARS is an automated patrol vehicle that is able to navigate paths and detect threats in the vicinity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Eastern Accord 2016 participants attend a counter-improvised explosive device course on July 14, 2016, to learn how to effectively combat IEDs at the operational level during academics training at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. EA16 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania- U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Adam Byne, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa plans officer and Eastern Accord 2016 observer controller/trainer, participates in the command post exercise at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre, July 19, 2016, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. EA16 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
