U.S. Navy Seabees turn over Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials
Alexander Hamilton, chargé d’ affaires to the U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, speaks to U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, during the Ali Oune Medical Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 31, 2019. The clinic, which the Seabees have been working to complete for five months, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Seabees turn over Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials
U.S. Navy Lt. Mellany George, an engineering project manager assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), laughs as she dances with Djiboutian citizens before the Ali Oune Medical Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 31, 2019. The clinic, which U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, have been working to complete for five months, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Seabees turn over Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), talks to a Djiboutian military officials during the Ali Oune Medical Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony in Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 31, 2019. The clinic, which U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, have been working to complete for five months, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum addresses U.S. Navy Seabees, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic addresses U.S. Navy Seabees, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, stand in formation while listening to Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and retired Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic address the Seabees from NMCB 1 while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic and McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum, left, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and retired Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic address U.S. Navy Seabees, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum and Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum speaks to Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum laughs during a meeting with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa leadership during a unit mission brief about operations in the Horn of Africa while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and retired Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic, left, and Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum speak to Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic and McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum asks a question during a Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, unit mission brief while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, listen to a speaker during a unit mission brief about operations in the Horn of Africa while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lester, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum speaks to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa leadership during a unit mission brief about operations in the Horn of Africa while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic, left, addresses leadership of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa during a unit mission brief about operations in the Horn of Africa while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Desirae Cleary, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, stands in formation while listening to Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and retired Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic address the Seabees from NMCB 1 while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic and McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristina Iliesco, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic speaks to Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
U.S. Navy Reserve Force Master Chief Chris Kotz listens to a Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, unit mission brief while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Kotz visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lester, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Benca, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Gino Pansera, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, stands in formation while listening to Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs),retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic address Seabees from NMCB 1 while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic and McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum addresses U.S. Navy Seabees, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum presents a coin to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lester, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum speaks to Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic listens to a Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, unit mission brief while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Luke McCollum, right, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic listen to a Coastal Riverine Squadron 11, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, unit mission brief while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. McCollum and Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve visit CJTF-HOA Sailors, Marines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Slavonic addresses U.S. Navy Seabees, from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, while visiting Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 3, 2019. Slavonic visited as part of a tour of Reserve units to answer questions, discuss leadership initiatives and interact with local Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint Personnel Center gives recently-deployed Sailors peace of mind
Recently-deployed Sailors complete in-processing paperwork at a mass in-processing briefing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 25, 2019. The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Joint Personnel Center conducts mass in-processing briefings to help Sailors complete paperwork that allows them to receive deployment benefits such as pay entitlements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
Joint Personnel Center gives recently-deployed Sailors peace of mind
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Roseborough, a personnel specialist with the Joint Personnel Center (JPC) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assists U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chris Nettles, incoming deputy director of communications for CJTF-HOA, in filling out entitlements paperwork at a mass in-processing briefing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 25, 2019. Mass in-processing briefings are just one of the tasks the JPC undertakes for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
Joint Personnel Center gives recently-deployed Sailors peace of mind
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Roseborough, a personnel specialist with the Joint Personnel Center (JPC) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, answers questions during a mass in-processing briefing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 25, 2019. Mass in-processing briefings are one of the primary tasks the JPC accomplishes for CJTF-HOA, addressing the questions and concerns of recently-deployed Sailors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
403rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Italian partners
A member of the Italian Navy practices applying combat gauze to a member of the Italian Army during a Combat Lifesaver Course (CLS) at Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. The CLS course, taught by medics from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team to members of Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, is designed specifically for non-medical service members to learn lifesaving interventions, like hemorrhage control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
403rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Italian partners
Two members of the Italian Carabinieri practice applying a bandage during a Combat Lifesaver Course (CLS) at Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2019. A team of medics with the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conducted the CLS course for a class of 16 members of the Italian Army, Navy, Air Force and Carabinieri (National Police), Jan. 14-18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
403rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Italian partners
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carmen Lozano, a medic with the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assists two members of the Italian Carabinieri in a bleeding-control exercise during a Combat Lifesaver Course at Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2019. The 10-lesson Combat Lifesaver Course is designed specifically to teach non-medical service members lifesaving interventions, including hemorrhage control and airway management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
403rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Italian partners
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Duan Erzell, a communication’s specialist with the 403rd Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion, participates in a tourniquet application demonstration as a simulated casualty during a Combat Lifesaver Course (CLS) at Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2019. Proper tourniquet application is a primary focus of the CLS, a course medics from the 403rd CA Functional Specialty Team recently conducted for members of Base Militar Italiano de Supporte. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
403rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Italian partners
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carmen Lozano, a medic with the 403rd Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion Functional Specialty Team (FXSP), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, leads a lesson on airway management for Italian military students at Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Jan. 15, 2019. Airway management is a primary focus of the Combat Lifesaver Course, conducted for members of the Italian military and Carabinieri by medics from the 403rd CA FXSP. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
CJTF-HOA Task Force Alamo Soldiers compete for German Armed Forces Badge
U.S. Army Soldiers from to Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, prepare for the “ruckrun” portion of the German Armed Forces Badge (GAFB) for Military Proficiency in Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2019. The GAFB is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks. Allied service members may also be awarded the badge, subject to their nations' uniform regulations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
CJTF-HOA Task Force Alamo Soldiers compete for German Armed Forces Badge
U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, prepare for the swim competition portion of the German Armed Forces Badge (GAFB) for Military Proficiency in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The GAFB is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks. Allied service members may also be awarded the badge, subject to their nations' uniform regulations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
CJTF-HOA Task Force Alamo Soldiers compete for German Armed Forces Badge
U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, compete in a swim competition for the German Armed Forces Badge (GAFB) for Military Proficiency in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The GAFB is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks. Allied service members may also be awarded the badge, subject to their nations' uniform regulations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
CJTF-HOA Task Force Alamo Soldiers compete for German Armed Forces Badge
U.S. Army Spc. John Goldthorn, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, competes in a swim competition for the German Armed Forces Badge (GAFB) for Military Proficiency in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The GAFB is awarded to and worn by German service members of all ranks. Allied service members may also be awarded the badge, subject to their nations' uniform regulations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)