U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, receives an anchor, symbolizing her status as an honorary member of Camp Lemonnier's Chief Petty Officers Mess, during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. The two-month Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two season develops new chief petty officers through challenging mental and physical activities. (U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Drae Parker)
New chief selectees who go through CPO-365 Phase Two are given charge books to carry during their final stages. The book is kept inside an ornate wooden box or "vessel" as a keepsake of their transition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, Army Command Element NCO in charge, sings the Navy song, Anchors Aweigh, during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Wright was the only Army soldier to attend the Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two at the camp, which teaches leadership skills to senior noncommissioned officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment flag is rolled, and the 2nd BN, 124th Infantry Regiment flag is unrolled during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The regimental colors are a physical symbol of a unit’s pride. The casing of the 1st BN, 77th AR colors signify it’s mission completion, while the uncasing of the 2nd BN, 124th IR colors signifies its preparedness to assume its role within Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Soldiers listen to Lt. Col. Tommy Cardone, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment commander, during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The ceremony signified the transfer of authority from the 1st BN, 77th AR to the 2nd BN, 124th Infantry Regiment. Upon completion of their tour, 1st BN, 77th AR soldiers will return to Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Lt. Col. Jerry Glass, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment commander, addresses service members during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The 2nd BN, 124th IR has more than 800 soldiers and is one of the largest battalions in the Florida Army National Guard. The incoming soldiers are replacing 1st BN, 77th Armor Regiment soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
The 2nd Battalion. 124th Infantry Regiment soldiers stand in formation during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The soldiers will take over the responsibilities and tasks that the 1st BN, 77th Armor Regiment performed during their time assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Lt. Col. Jerry Glass, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment commander, unrolls his unit flag at a transfer of authority ceremony Sept. 24, 2015, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The uncasing of the regiment colors signifies the battalion’s arrival from Florida, and the soldiers’ preparedness to assume its role within Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment transfers authority to the 2nd BN, 124th Infantry Regiment during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015.
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has a military presence in several countries including Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and members of the UPDF attended an information operations course hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to develop their message dissemination capabilities at Jinja, Uganda, recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
U.S. Army Sgt. Zechariah Dice, information operations course instructor, shows Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) personnel how to use a tactical transmitter system during an information operations course at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Its use was part of a course designed to help the UPDF develop their ability to plan and disseminate information to civilians and violent extremist organizations to inform and reduce the need for force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force personnel attend an information operations course in Jinja, Uganda, recently. U.S. Army personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the multi-week information operations course to help the UPDF develop their message planning and dissemination capabilities to counter Violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Capt. Cox Russels Kokole, information officer, speaks with vehicle passengers during an information operations field exercise, hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Attendees of the course learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages to inform and counter violent extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) speak to a mother and her child during an information operations field exercise hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Jinja, Uganda, recently. During the multi-week course on message planning and dissemination, attendees learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages on health and wellness, emergency services, and to counter violent extremist organization propaganda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Capt. Cox Russels Kokole, information officer, speaks with vehicle passengers during an information operations field exercise, hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Attendees of the course learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages to inform and counter violent extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force personnel attend an information operations course in Jinja, Uganda, recently. U.S. Army personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the multi-week information operations course to help the UPDF develop their message planning and dissemination capabilities to counter Violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has a military presence in several countries including Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and members of the UPDF attended an information operations course hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to develop their message dissemination capabilities at Jinja, Uganda, recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
U.S. Army Sgt. Zechariah Dice, information operations course instructor, shows Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) personnel how to use a tactical transmitter system during an information operations course at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Its use was part of a course designed to help the UPDF develop their ability to plan and disseminate information to civilians and violent extremist organizations to inform and reduce the need for force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) speak to a mother and her child during an information operations field exercise hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Jinja, Uganda, recently. During the multi-week course on message planning and dissemination, attendees learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages on health and wellness, emergency services, and to counter violent extremist organization propaganda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
