Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Takuro Sekiya, commander of Deployment Support Group Counter-Piracy Enforcement, gives opening remarks at a cultural exchange event led by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force leadership at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 28, 2018. Multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier hold monthly exchange events to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Claudia Brodeur, a civil affairs specialist, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, works with students during the first-ever English Discussion Group (EDG), in the neighborhood of Balbala, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2018. The EDG serves as a "language laboratory" in which students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through relationship building and information exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

A U.S. Navy tactical patrol boat, assigned to Task Group 68.6 (TG-68.6) from Camp Lemonnier, transits the Gulf of Tadjoura, Nov. 15, 2018. TG-68.6 is forward deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and conducts joint naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Congressional delegates meet with Task Force Alamo, Texas Army National Guard, Soldiers during a congressional delegation visit at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 21, 2018. Congressional delegates traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials, and meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

A patrol boat with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 comes alongside the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) while conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Tadjourah, Oct. 23, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Foreign Liaison Officers observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Dillon, deputy commander of Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, and Burundi Army Lt. Col. Desire Manirakiza, a foreign liaison officer (FLO) with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, prepare to embark for maritime security operations (MSO) at the Port of Djibouti, Oct. 23, 2018. CJTF-HOA FLOs observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

A patrol boat with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 conducts maritime security operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Tadjourah, Oct. 23, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Foreign Liaison Officers observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Republic of Korea marine Maj. Hyunchang Choi, a foreign liaison officer assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to Master at Arms 3rd Class Daniel Ortiz, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, during maritime security operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Tadjourah, Oct. 23, 2018. CJTF-HOA FLOs observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

A patrol boat with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 conducts maritime security operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Tadjourah, Oct. 23, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Foreign Liaison Officers observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pose for a photo during maritime security operations (MSO) with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 in the Gulf of Tadjourah, Oct. 23, 2018. CJTF-HOA FLOs observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), receive a safety brief prior to observing maritime security operations (MSO) with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 at the Port of Djibouti, Oct. 23, 2018. The CJTF-HOA FLOs observed the operations to better understand MSO and the CRS-8 mission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Karl W. Parsons, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general of CJTF-HOA, present awards to Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) employees on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. Craig held an awards ceremony that recognized CJTF-HOA’s three Service Members of the Quarter and KBR staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa are seated prior to the beginning of a CJTF-HOA award ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. The CJTF-HOA commanding general, Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, and senior enlisted leader, Command Master Chief Karl W. Parsons, hosted an awards ceremony recognizing CJTF-HOA’s three Service Members of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Karl W. Parsons, poses for a photo with 2nd Class Michael F. Richards, an intelligence specialist for CJTF-HOA, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. Richards was recognized as the CJTF-HOA Service Member of the Quarter during an all-hands call . (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, speaks to service members during an awards ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. Craig held an awards ceremony that recognized CJTF-HOA’s three Service Members of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Navy Capt. Robert H. Carpenter, command chaplain for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, leads prayer before lunch during a barbecue on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. CJTF-HOA leadershp hosted the barbecue after an award ceremony that honored CJTF-HOA’s three Service Members of the Quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Karl W. Parsons, poses for a photo with Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Class Felicia Decker, an intelligence specialist for CJTF-HOA, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. Decker was recognized as the CJTF-HOA Senior Service Member of the Quarter during an all-hands call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Karl W. Parsons, presents a quarterly award plaque and certificate to U.S. Army Spc. Emmett M. Ryan, communications specialist for CJTF-HOA, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2018. Ryan was recognized as the CJTF-HOA Junior Service Member of the Quarter during a CJTF-HOA all-hands call. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrates how to start a fire during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Murphy gave instruction on various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrates how to start a fire during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Murphy gave instruction on various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrates how to start a fire during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Murphy gave instruction on various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrates how to start a fire during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Murphy gave instruction on various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, uses his evasion chart and 550 parachute cord to create a shade shelter during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Galindo completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, ties down a poncho liner while creating a shade shelter during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Tooke completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, practices tying various types of friction knots during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Tooke completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, practices tying various types of knots during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Vidal completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, attempts to drink water collected during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Vidal performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, attempts to drink water collected during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Galindo performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, holds up a bag of leaves to show U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with to 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, how much condensation had gathered during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Throughout this training, service members performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

From Left: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, describes how to use a mylar blanket as a hasty signaling device to U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer, and Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, all assigned to 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, service members performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

From Left: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, describes how to use a mylar blanket as a hasty signaling device to U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer, and Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, all assigned to 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, service members performed various skills such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, sits under a shaded shelter he created during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Vidal completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, uses his evasion chart and 550 cord to create a shaded shelter during a survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Galindo completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, uses his evasion chart and 550 cord to create a shaded shelter during a survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Galindo completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, uses a poncho liner to create a shaded shelter during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Tooke completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, uses a poncho liner to create a shaded shelter during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Tooke completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, uses a poncho liner to create a shaded shelter during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Tooke completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, practices tying knots during a survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Tooke completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, practices tying various types of knots during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Galindo completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, practices tying various types of knots during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. During this training, Vidal completed various tasks such as constructing a shelter, finding alternative water sources and signaling for rescue. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)