AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:26 PM6/10/2017
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, U.S. Africa Command deputy command chaplain, leads a prayer before an Iftar with members of the Somali National Army at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. This was the first Iftar held between U.S. and SNA military personnel. Additionally, it was the first led by a U.S. Imam, who is a leader in the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:26 PM6/10/2017
Service members from the U.S. and Somali National Army join for an Iftar, the nightly meal that ends the day’s fast during Ramadan, at the Mogadishu International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Miguel Castellanos, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commanding general in Somalia and Mogadishu Coordination Cell director, hosted the Iftar, strengthening bonds between the U.S. and Somali militaries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:26 PM6/10/2017
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, U.S. Africa Command deputy command chaplain, speaks with a member of the Somali National Army following Ramadan prayers at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. Saifulislam is the first Imam to be part of the AFRICOM Chaplain Corps and led the prayer that preceded the Iftar, which is the nightly meal that ends the day’s fast during Ramadan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:25 PM6/10/2017
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, U.S. Africa Command deputy command chaplain, speaks with members of the Somali National Army during a prayer before an Iftar at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. Saifulislam is the first Imam to be part of the AFRICOM Chaplain Corps and led the prayer that preceded the Iftar, which is the nightly meal that ends the day’s fast during Ramadan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:25 PM6/10/2017
Military boots rest near a sheet placed on the ground for a prayer before an Iftar with members of the Somali National Army at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. This was the first Iftar held between U.S. and SNA military personnel. Additionally, it was the first led by a U.S. Imam, who is a leader in the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:25 PM6/10/2017
Members of the Somali National Army kneel to pray before an Iftar at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:25 PM6/10/2017
Members of the Somali National Army pray before an Iftar at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:24 PM6/10/2017
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, U.S. Africa Command deputy command chaplain, leads the prayer at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. This was the first Iftar held between U.S. and Somali National Army military personnel. Additionally, it was the first led by a U.S. Imam, who is a leader in the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:24 PM6/10/2017
A member of the Somali National Army reaches for a date to break his fast during Ramadan at the Mogadishu International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food and drink, including water from dawn till dusk. After sunset, eating dates and drinking water traditionally breaks the fast. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
AFRICOM Imam leads first Iftar with U.S., SNA leaders
4:22 PM6/10/2017
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jocelyn Morales, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa religious affairs chaplain assistant, prepares a plate of samosas for a dual-service Iftar at the Mogadishu International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 5, 2017. Iftar is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
U.S. Air Force Col. Shawn Cochran, 449th Air Expeditionary Group incoming commander, speaks to the crowd during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Cochran is relieving U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini who has served as the 449th AEG Commander since June 6, 2016. The passing of the flag is a military tradition signifying the change of authority and responsibility of a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
U.S. Air Force Col. Shawn Cochran, 449th Air Expeditionary Group incoming commander, receives the 449th AEG flag from U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Cochran is relieving U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini who has served as the 449th AEG Commander since June 6, 2016. The passing of the flag is a military tradition signifying the change of authority and responsibility of a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presents U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini the Legion of Merit during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Cochran is relieving U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini who has served as the 449th AEG Commander since June 6, 2016. The Legion of Merit is presented for exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
CJTF-HOA welcomes new 449th AEG commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Shawn Cochran, 449th Air Expeditionary Group incoming commander, as he receives the 449th AEG flag from U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Cochran is relieving U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini who has served as the 449th AEG Commander since June 6, 2016. The passing of the flag is a military tradition signifying the change of authority and responsibility of a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, speaks to the crowd during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. CJTF-HOA welcomes new 449th AEG commander U.S. Air Force Col. Shawn Cochran, 449th Air Expeditionary Group incoming commander, is relieving U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini who has served as the 449th AEG Commander since June 6, 2016. The passing of the flag is a military tradition signifying the change of authority and responsibility of a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
CJTF-HOA welcomes new 449th AEG commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Shawn Cochran, 449th Air Expeditionary Group incoming commander, as he receives the 449th AEG flag from U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2017, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Cochran is relieving U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini who has served as the 449th AEG Commander since June 6, 2016. The passing of the flag is a military tradition signifying the change of authority and responsibility of a unit from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
E-4 leaders graduate from Marine Corps Element’s Joint Corporal’s Course
10:15 AM6/10/2017
U.S. service members participate in a motivational run around Camp Lemonnier during the Corporal’s Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 2, 2017. The course is a requirement for Marines in the enlisted grade of E-4, but here, all U.S. service members in the ranks of corporal, specialist, senior airman or petty officer third class were allowed to participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
E-4 leaders graduate from Marine Corps Element’s Joint Corporal’s Course
10:15 AM6/10/2017
U.S. service members participate in a motivational run around Camp Lemonnier during the Corporal’s Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 2, 2017. The course is a requirement for Marines in the enlisted grade of E-4, but here, all U.S. service members in the ranks of corporal, specialist, senior airman or petty officer third class were allowed to participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)
E-4 leaders graduate from Marine Corps Element’s Joint Corporal’s Course
10:15 AM6/10/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Smith, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, low-crawls while completing a combat fitness test during the Corporal’s Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 31, 2017. During the Corporal’s Course, the students received more than 120 hours of instruction over the course of 16 days with a curriculum that consisted of various subjects to include; customs and traditions, land navigation, communications, social media interaction, leadership, and combat fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)