U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Sherwood, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, adjusts a radio antenna at the top of a peak during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to National Guardsmen deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) from the 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, Jan. 18, 2019, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Of the nearly 2,000 service members assigned to CJTF-HOA, 43 percent of them are National Guard members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Currier)

U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Hubbard, commander, Delta Company, 3-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, shows U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, around Chabelley Airfield Jan. 17, 2019. Kepner also toured Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, during his five-day visit to the Horn of Africa to get a first-hand look at the work Army and Air National Guardsmen deployed to the region are doing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Currier)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Hefty, director of operations, 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, on the flight line at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2019. Kepner visited National Guardsmen deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Jan. 15-19, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Currier)

Foreign Liaison Officers and U.S. military members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development pose for a photo during their first-ever formal meeting in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

Dr. Simon Nyambura, director, Intergovernmental Authority on Development Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violence Extremism, speaks during the first-ever formal meeting with foreign liaison officers and U.S. military members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

Republic of Korea Marine Maj. Hyunchang Choi, a foreign liaison officer (FLO) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), starts a discussion during the first-ever formal meeting between FLOs and U.S. military members assigned to CJTF-HOA, and officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

Italian Marina Militare Lt. Col. Alex Delecchio, a foreign liaison officer (FLO) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens during the first-ever formal meeting between FLOs and U.S. military members assigned to CJTF-HOA, and officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

Kenya Army Lt. Col. Ndegwa Mburu, a foreign liaison officer (FLO) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens during the first-ever formal meeting between FLOs and U.S. military members assigned to CJTF-HOA, and officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

Republic of Korea Marine Maj. Hyunchang Choi, far right end, a foreign liaison officer (FLO) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), starts a discussion during the first-ever formal meeting between FLOs and U.S. military members assigned to CJTF-HOA, and officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

A U.S. Navy Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, works on a drop ceiling during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. The clinic 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 Seaman Mariame Cherif, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, installs shower plumbing during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. Cherif speaks six languages and acts as the battalion’s translator, utilizing her French speaking skill. The clinic 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 Seaman Tyler Hill, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, builds a fence during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. The clinic 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 assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, wait for a piece of heavy equipment while building a fence during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. The clinic 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 assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, build a fence during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. The clinic 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 Seaman Tyler Hill, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, builds a fence during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. The clinic 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Cox, left, and Michael Morin, Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, build a fence during the construction of the future Ali Oune, Djibouti, Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 27, 2018. The clinic 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. Army Spc. Christine Cantor, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications directorate, explains safety while setting up a satellite unit during an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN), version two, information exchange with Djibouti Army (FAD) soldiers at FAD Headquarters, Djibouti, Dec. 26, 2018. The ADSN works as an internal network that the African Union Mission in Somalia troop-contributing countries can use to communicate and share information amongst each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jerry Alvarez, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications directorate NCO in charge, gives opening remarks during an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN), version two, information exchange with Djibouti Army (FAD) soldiers at FAD Headquarters, Djibouti, Dec. 26, 2018. The ADSN works as an internal network that the African Union Mission in Somalia troop-contributing countries can use to communicate and share information amongst each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Bretton Millar, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications directorate, explains the importance of leveling a satellite unit during an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN), version two, information exchange with Djibouti Army (FAD) soldiers at FAD Headquarters, Djibouti, Dec. 26, 2018. The ADSN works as an internal network that the African Union Mission in Somalia troop-contributing countries can use to communicate and share information amongst each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Legend Khotsombath, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications directorate, explains parts of a satellite unit during an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN), version two, information exchange with Djibouti Army (FAD) soldiers at FAD Headquarters, Djibouti, Dec. 26, 2018. The ADSN works as an internal network that the African Union Mission in Somalia troop-contributing countries can use to communicate and share information amongst each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Bretton Millar, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications directorate, explains the importance of leveling a satellite unit during an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN), version two, information exchange with Djibouti Army (FAD) soldiers at FAD Headquarters, Djibouti, Dec. 26, 2018. The ADSN works as an internal network that the African Union Mission in Somalia troop-contributing countries can use to communicate and share information amongst each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jessie Sallee-Hicks, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, treats a Soldier for an abdominal wound and eye injuring during training for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 18, 2018. Members of the Fort Campbell, Kentucky unit demonstrated a mastery of critical skills that reinforce their ability to respond to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region as members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), East Africa Response Force (EARF).

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Wisely, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, shows his Soldier the '00' on the stopwatch before testing him on his ability to disable a bunker with a hand grenade during training for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 18, 2018. Members of the Fort Campbell, Kentucky unit demonstrated a mastery of critical skills that reinforce their ability to respond to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region as members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), East Africa Response Force (EARF).

A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, high crawls to disable a bunker with a hand grenade during training for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 18, 2018. Members of the Fort Campbell, Kentucky unit demonstrated a mastery of critical skills that reinforce their ability to respond to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region as members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), East Africa Response Force (EARF).

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, perform a buddy lift while caring for a simulated casualty during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The casualty evacuation exercise tested response time in case of a combat injury and included U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Navy Capt. Charles DeGilio, left, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, ensures Task Force Alamo weapons are safe and clear of ammunition prior to the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The exercise integrated U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Navy Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, transfer a simulated casualty off a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The exercise integrated U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, receive a simulated casualty from U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, CJTF-HOA, during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The casualty evacuation exercise tested response time in case of a combat injury and included U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Steffens, gunner, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, fires a .50-caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, move a target during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Steffens, gunner, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion 141st Infantry Regiment Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, prepares a .50-caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Curtis May, executive officer, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, discusses range safety prior to training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Delnora Erickson, left, officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Dionicia Russell, a public health nurse assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, meet with Rwanda Defence Force Col. Eugene Ngoga, Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) clinical director, at the RMH in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 30, 2018. Erickson and Russell were at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl Regional Health Center, Germany. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter O’Connor, an ear, nose and throat surgeon and chief of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Health Center (RHC), Germany, assists Rwanda Defence Force Maj. Jonathan Bukuru, an ear, nose and throat doctor, while preforming a tonsillectomy at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 28, 2018. O’Connor was at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa and Landstuhl RHC. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Army Maj. Dionicia Russell, a public health nurse assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, presents a leadership seminar at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 27, 2018. Russell was at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl Regional Health Center, Germany. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter O’Connor, an ear, nose and throat surgeon and chief of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Health Center (RHC), Germany, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Delnora Erickson, a radiation oncologist and officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, review a print of a patient’s computerized tomography scan at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 27, 2018. O’Connor and Erickson were at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl RHC. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Amb. Peter Vrooman, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, listens during a meeting at the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Irvin Hicks Jr., foreign policy advisor (POLAD) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the CJTF-HOA East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Brin, director of protocol for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)