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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members provide training to East African forces in Somalia Jan. 30, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members provide training to East African forces in Somalia Jan. 30, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members work alongside East African forces Jan. 30, 2021 in Somalia. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members provide training to East African forces in Somalia Jan. 30, 2021 . AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members provide training to East African forces in Somalia Jan. 30, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
Somali Danab soldier waits for training in Somalia Jan. 30, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members work alongside East African forces in Somalia Jan. 30, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members speak with Ugandan and Somali forces about upcoming training in Somalia Jan. 29, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members speak with Ugandan forces providing base security in Somalia Jan. 28, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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Special Operations Command Afric

8:33 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service members speak with Ugandan forces providing base security in Somalia Jan. 28, 2021. AFRICOM forces continue to train, advise and support Somali and other East African partners in their fight against violent extremism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Strobel)
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AFRICOM forces conduct first engagements in Somalia since repositioning

8:32 AM2/3/2021
U.S. Africa Command forces completed the first engagement into Somalia since the successful repositioning of U.S. forces under Joint Task Force - Quartz Jan. 30.
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
Two U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender crew chiefs, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, board the aircraft during pre-flight operations before an in-air refueling mission supporting Operation Octave Quartz at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 5, 2021. The KC-10 delivers a global reach aerial refueling capability to Joint Task Force-Quartz demonstrating the U.S. military's flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. DoD forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while supporting partner forces and maintaining pressure on violent extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
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United States Air Forces Central

8:24 AM2/3/2021
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz, Jan. 12, 2020. The F-16s support to OOQ demonstrates the U.S. military's reach and power projection across vast distances to hold adversaries such as al-Shabaab at risk with flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
201222-M-UY835-1027 BALEDOGLE MILITARY AIRFIELD, Somalia (Dec. 22, 2020) – U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit establish security positions at Baledogle Military Airfield. Makin Island, flagship if the Amphibious Ready Group, and the 15th MEU are conducting operations under Joint Task Force - Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick Crosley)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
201222-M-UY835-1049 BALEDOGLE AIRFIELD, Somalia (Dec. 22, 2020) – U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Conor O’Brien, left, a platoon commander and Staff Sgt. Alan Craft, a platoon sergeant, both with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th MEU. Makin Island, flagship if the Amphibious Ready Group, and the 15th MEU are conducting operations under Joint Task Force - Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick Crosley)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
210109-M-JX780-1296 BALEDOGLE MILITARY AIRFIELD, Somalia (Jan. 9, 2021) – U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit run to an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, for extraction. The 15th MEU is conducting operations under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. Department of Defense forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster loadmasters from the 435th Contingency Response Group offload supplies that are delivered on behalf of Joint Task Force - Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz (OOQ) Dec. 24, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. DOD forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Thompson)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
U.S. Service members load pallets in a C130J Super Hercules to be airlifted out of Somalia under Joint Task Force-Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz Dec. 23, 2020, in Somalia. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. DOD forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles T. Fultz)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster loadmasters from the 435th Contingency Response Group offload supplies that are delivered on behalf of Joint Task Force - Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz (OOQ) Dec. 24, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. DOD forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while maintaining pressure on violent extremists and supporting partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Thompson)
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Joint Task Force-Quartz

8:24 AM2/3/2021
U.S. service member load a pallet into a C-130J Super Hercules during an operation under Joint Task Force-Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz (OOQ) in Somalia Dec. 18, 2020. The OOQ mission is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles T. Fultz)
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