MOGADISHU, Somalia- Exercise participants from the Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit collect a mock hostile boat and its crew during a maritime exercise demonstration of the unit’s new vessels, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Representatives from approximately seven countries who assist in improving security and stability in Somalia attended the exercise demonstration and briefing from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime mentors on maritime and custodial work in Somalia. UNODC mentors trained the maritime unit to perform interdiction operations around the coast of Somalia with their new vessels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- Representatives from approximately seven countries attend a Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit exercise demonstrating the unit’s capabilities with two new vessels, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu. Mentors from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime trained the maritime unit to perform interdiction operations around the coast of Somalia with their new vessels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- An exercise participant jumps from a boat to reach the shore during a Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit exercise demonstrating the unit’s capabilities Aug. 25, 2016. Representatives from approximately seven countries involved in improving stability and security in Somalia observed the demonstration off the coast of Mogadishu. Trained by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the maritime police unit received two new vessels for training and interdiction operations around the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- Representatives from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime gather with exercise leads to conduct a Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit exercise to demonstrate capabilities with its two new vessels, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The boat teams demonstrated interdiction operations to representatives from approximately seven countries involved in improving security and stability in Somalia, by capturing a mock hostile boat with exercise participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- Five small boats with the Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit conduct a maritime exercise demonstrating their capabilities off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. Representatives from approximately seven countries involved in improving security and stability in Somalia observed the demonstration Aug. 25, 2016. Trained by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the maritime police unit received two new vessels for training and interdiction operations around the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- A Somali Police Force soldier signals five small boats from the Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit to begin an exercise demonstration, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The demonstration showed the maritime unit’s capabilities with its two new vessels, to representatives of approximately seven countries involved in improving stability and security in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Tyler Brooks, Task Force Sparta, teaches how to identify and counter improvised explosive devices to participants from African Union Mission in Somalia troop contributing countries, at the Joint Military Training Center, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The AMISOM soldiers learned how to effectively detect and combat IEDs to continue their efforts in regional security and stability in Somalia. Task Force Sparta members are a part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which works to strengthen Eastern African partners in countering and neutralizing violent extremists in Somalia and the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Sailors from Task Force Sparta conduct training in how to counter improvised explosive devices for African Union Mission in Somalia troop contributing countries at the Joint Military Training Center, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The AMISOM soldiers learned how to effectively detect and combat IEDs to continue their efforts toward regional security and stability in Somalia. Task Force Sparta members are a part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which works to strengthen Eastern African partners in countering and neutralizing violent extremists in Somalia and the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, force commander, meets with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, during an AMISOM/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somali sector commanders met to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. Lt. Gen. Soubagleh is from Djibouti, one of the five AMISOM nations that have combat troops working to secure Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders attend a sector commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brought together senior military leaders from coalition partners and sectors to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler (center), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, attends an African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brought together senior military leaders from each sector to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Burundi are the five AMISOM nations who contribute combat troops to the security of Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler (right), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, speaks with African Union Mission in Somalia Force Commander Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh (middle) and Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ishu, AMISOM deputy commander for operations (left). The leaders attended an AMISOM/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brings together senior military leaders from each sector to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders attend a sector commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brings together senior military leaders from coalition partners and the sectors to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, speaks to members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti during an all-hands call Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, speaks to members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti during an all-hands call Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, speaks to members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti during an all-hands call Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, coins U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Segreti during an all hands call, Aug. 18, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, speaks to members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti during an all-hands call Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, coins U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Celeste Dunlap during an all hands call, Aug. 18, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, coins U.S. Army Spc. Dillin Hart during an all hands call, Aug. 18, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, speaks to members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti during an all-hands call Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI - Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, coins U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Esteban Aguirre during an all hands call, Aug. 18, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI – U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Geoffrey Steffee, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command senior enlisted leader, describes the achievements of four CJTF-HOA service members to Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser prior to a recognition ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, speaks with members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Aug. 18, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- (From left) Djiboutian Gen. Taher Ali Mohamed, Djiboutian Armed Forces; Christina Higgins, U.S. Embassy in Djibouti deputy chief of mission; Ali Hassan Bahdon, Djibouti minister of defense; and Commander, U.S. Africa Command U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, pose for a group photo, Aug. 18, 2016, after a meeting at the Djiboutian Armed Forces headquarters, Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, meets with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016 at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, meets with Ali Hassan Bahdon, Djibouti minister of defense, and senior leaders from the Djiboutian Armed Forces, Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser,, coins U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016, during his visit to Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, meet at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, poses for a group photo with U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016, during his visit to Djibouti. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, meet at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. The greeting came during the first official visit by Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser since his assumption of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, is presented with a coin and shirt by U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, during his visit to the Embassy in Djibouti Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

DJIBOUTI- Commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, meets with the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti country team during his visit to Djibouti, Aug. 18, 2016. This is Waldhauser’s first official visit to Djibouti since assuming command of AFRICOM in July 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, receive location points during 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)

ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, participate in 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)

ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, plot out the first of three navigation points during 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)

ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, set up tents during 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)

ARTA, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army soldiers from the Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, plot out the first of three navigation points during 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)

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 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)