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 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 Maj. Michael Ahrens, 404th Civil Affairs Functional Specialty team, environmental health scientist, examines the Ribta village well in Tadjoura region Djibouti, Sept. 13, 2018. The remoteness of the village causes the villagers to rely on the well as a primary water source, but with its contamination, they have to travel kilometers to draw water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

Ribta is located in a small valley in the mountains of the Tadjoura region, far from any city and public water systems; the villagers there rely on well water for drinking and watering their crops.

U.S. Army Maj. Michael Ahrens, 404th Civil Affairs Functional Specialty team, environmental health scientst collects well water to test at the Ribta village in the Tadjoura region Djibouti, Sept. 13, 2018. The remoteness of the village causes the villagers to rely on the well as a primary water source, but with its contamination, they have to travel kilometers to draw water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 404th and 407th Civil Affairs teams stand together to receive their French Jump Wing badges from French jump masters on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2018. The team members received their badges for jumping with the French in celebration of the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army and coalition partners jump from a French C-160 outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2018. American and foreign forces jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

Military service members from Japan, Italy, France, and the U.S. pose for a group photograph outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2018. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army and coalition partners perform a static-line jump from a plane outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2018. American and foreign forces jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Capt. Mark Olving, team leader, Civil Affairs Team 305, 404th Civil Affairs battalion, packs his parachute bag after a static line jump outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2018. American servicemembers and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stefan Adamcik, commander 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Kim, commander 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, stands at parade rest after receiving the guide-on during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Kim, commander 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion (left), receives the guide-on, and the responsibilities of authority, from Lt. Col. Stefan Adamcik, commander 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana, deputy commanding general Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, speaks during the Civil Affairs transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)

The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion and 403rd CA Battalion salute during the national anthem during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The 404th CA Battalion transferred its authority to the 403rd CA Battalion, who will now continue the mission throughout the Horn of Africa. (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 create a button on a poncho liner 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, teaches U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Galindo, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, Sgt. 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator, and Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer, all assigned to 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, how to create a slipknot, bowline and a trucker’s hitch 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. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa practice tying various types of knots 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 Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, collects leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Vidal placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled him to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

From Left: U.S. Army Spec. Killian Tooke, a radar repairer with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Murphy, a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, all collect leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The service members placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, collects leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Vidal placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled him to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa collect leaves during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The service members placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa collect leaves during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. The service members placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (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, and Army Sergeant 1st Class Amando Vidal, a field artillery firefinder radar operator with 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, collect leaves from a Sickle Bush during survival skills training on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2018. Murphy and Vidal placed the leaves in a plastic bag and exposed the bag to the sun, which allowed condensation to gather and enabled them to create an alternative water source in an austere environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

From left, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, the honorable Peter Vrooman, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, and Rwanda Defense Force Lt. Gen. Jacques Musemkaweli, Rwanda chief of defense, attend the closing ceremony of Shared Accord 2018, in Gako, Rwanda, Aug. 28, 2018. Craig visited Rwanda to conduct key leader engagements, meeting with both U.S. and Rwandan top leaders. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, places a wreath at a tomb of 250,000 Rwandans at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Aug. 29, 2018. Craig visited Rwanda to conduct key leader engagements, meeting with both U.S. and Rwandan top leaders. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, pays his respects after laying a wreath at a tomb of 250,000 Rwandans killed during the Rwandan genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Aug. 29, 2018. Craig visited Rwanda to conduct key leader engagements, meeting with both U.S. and Rwandan top leaders. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

U.S. Navy Boatswain 1st Class Antonio Caia with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Caia spoke about the type of patrol boat that CRS 8 uses and gave them a tour of the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

From left: U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 1st Class Richard English with Coastal Riverine Squadron 8 (CRS8), Ugandan Lt. Col. Nelson Aheebwa with the Ugandan People’s Defense Force and Japanese Maj. Shinsuke Takada with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen during a brief on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Both Aheebwa and Takada, foreign liaison officers from their respective countries assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, attended a brief on CRS 8 and toured one of their patrol boats. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa foreign liaison officers receive a brief on Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8 on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. The officers were briefed on CRS’s mission and toured one of the patrol boats used in their port operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Navy Boatswain 1st Class Antonio Caia with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Caia spoke about the type of patrol boat that CRS 8 uses and gave them a tour of the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Navy Boatswain 1st Class Antonio Caia with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Caia spoke about the type of patrol boat that CRS 8 uses and gave them a tour of the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward Durkin, patrol lead with Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 8, briefs foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 14, 2018. Durkin spoke about CRS’s mission, the structure and the type of equipment they use. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Perez, chief enlisted manager, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, speaks to guests during a combat dining out on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The event included a celebration for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Col. Keith Crawford, commander, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, speaks to guests during a combat dining out on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The event included a celebration for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Navy Capt. Charles DeGilio, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, attends an Air Force birthday celebration on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. DeGilio attended the 449th Air Expeditionary Group’s Combat Dining Out, which celebrated the Air Force’s 71st birthday, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Navy Lt. Kevin Payne, chaplain, delivers the invocation during the 449th Air Expeditionary Group’s Combat Dining Out on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The event included a celebration for the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday celebration, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Whisler and Airman 1st Class Adyn White, both assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group, pose for a photo on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. Whisler and White both participated in a time-honored tradition, where the most senior and junior ranking time-in-service military members participate in a cake-cutting ceremony, for the Air Force’s 71st birthday. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Whisler, senior enlisted leader, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, cuts a cake on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. Whisler took part in the time-honored tradition for the Air Force’s 71st birthday, where the most senior and junior ranking time-in-service military members participate in a cake-cutting ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. The birthday celebration was part of a combat dining out, giving Airmen an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow deployed service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

U.S. service members and distinguished guests stand for the National Anthem during a celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 18, 2018. U.S. service members and distinguished guests gathered together with Airmen assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s 71st birthday during a combat dining out. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)