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. Army Maj. Gen. James Craig, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited Rwanda to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements, August 28-29.
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)