Simulated casualties lay on the ground before receiving treatment during a combat lifesaver course June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The course taught the students basic skills that could potentially save lives on a battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Students check the vital signs of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Kolessar, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, who played a simulated casualty during a combat lifesaver course, June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Soldiers from the 403rd CA BN assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa taught fellow service members and French military members how to potentially save a life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A student’s hand applies a dressing to a simulated victim during a hands-on portion of a combat lifesaver course taught June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti. The four-day course included 40 hours of instructional and hands on training to U.S. and French service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Spc. Larry Martinez, 53rd Brigade Support Battalion, applies skills learned to a simulated casualty during the practical exam portion of a combat lifesaver course, June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The Miami native, along with other classmates, learned about several basic procedures to stop blood loss and restore breathing to a wounded person. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion from Mattydale, N.Y., assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, taught fellow service members and French military members just that: how to save a life, limb and/or eyesight during a combat lifesaver course, June 20-23, 2016.
U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick O’Riley and Spc. Vital Dieujuste, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team members, review routes on a map before a mission June 20, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Dieujuste, a native of Palm Beach, Fla., and O’Riley, a native of Miami, are a part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment that assumed the QRF mission in May (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Spc. Vital Dieujuste, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, communicates with the lead vehicle during a mission June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Dieujuste is a native of Palm Beach, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Sgt. Gary Mendieta and Pfc. Michael Umanzor, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team members, calibrate radios June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti. Umanzor, a native of Lake Worth, Fla., and Mendieta, a native of Boynton Beach, Fla., are a part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment that assumed the QRF mission in May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Umanzor, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, configures a radio before a mission June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Spc. Lima Alejandro, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, mounts the turret on a Humvee June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Alejandro, a native of Coral Springs, Fla., is a part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment that assumed the QRF mission in May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Pfc. Corey Boyce, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team member, drives a Humvee during a mission June 20, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Boyce, a native of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is a part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment that assumed the QRF mission in May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
DJIBOUTI- Combined joint forces senior enlisted leaders attend the Combined Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Leader Professional Development course, June 8, 2016, at Djibouti. The course brings together the nations’ highest-ranking enlisted leaders here to share knowledge, best practices and learn about each other’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
DJIBOUTI- Senior enlisted leaders from Japan, Italy and the U.S. attend the Combined Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Leader Professional Development course, June 8, 2016, at Djibouti. The course is scheduled to happen approximately every two months, and the coalition partners take turns hosting it at their respective bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
DJIBOUTI- Senior enlisted leaders from Japan, Italy and the U.S. attend the Combined Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Leader Professional Development course, June 8, 2016. The course brings together each nations’ highest-ranking enlisted leaders here to share knowledge and best practices, and learn about each other’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Professional development: Combined Joint Forces senior enlisted leaders attend course
6/13/2016
Senior military leaders from Japan, Italy and the U.S. attended a Combined Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Leader Professional Development (CJFSELPD) course in Djibouti, June 8, 2016.
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti- U.S. Airmen of the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, out of Oklahoma City, install a new AN/GPN-27 Airport Surveillance Radar System tower, May 26, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. With coordination between the 205th EIS, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Air Force Flight Standards Agency, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and the U.S. Navy, the new radar will increase air traffic control capabilities and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti- U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, out of Oklahoma City install a new AN/GPN-27 Airport Surveillance Radar System tower, June 4, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. With coordination between the 205th EIS, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Air Force Flight Standards Agency, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and the U.S. Navy, the new radar will increase air traffic control capabilities and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti- U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, out of Oklahoma City, line up pieces of the metal frame during construction of an AN/GPN-27 Airport Surveillance Radar System tower, May 26, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The new radar is a more permanent replacement for the short-term radar currently in operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S. Airmen of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group salute U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini, 449th AEG’s incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony June 6, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The first salute is a sign of respect and acknowledgement rendered to new leadership during such ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)