A U.S. Army Soldier with the East Africa Response Force, Task Force Associator, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, participates in the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jon Alderman)
Spanish forces conduct a casualty extraction from an MH-60R Seahawk during the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Knight)
Spanish Special Operations Maritime Task Unit (SOMTU) forces provide security from a high point during the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together forces from the United States, Djibouti, Spain, Japan, and France to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jon Alderman)
Lt. Col. Mohamed Adawa Mohamed, deputy commander of the Djiboutian Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Cashman, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greet one another during the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Kathleen LaCorte)
U.S. service members and members of the Spanish and Djibouti Armed Forces participate in the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jon Alderman)
A member of the Djibouti Armed Forces provides security to a fellow Djiboutian soldier during a medical procedure on a U.S. soldier at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. James Webster)
Members of the Djibouti Armed Forces conduct security during the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Knight)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drew Bachtle, assigned with the East Africa Response Force, Task Force Associator, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, listens to radio from operating forces at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 25, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. James Webster)
Djiboutian Navy service members practice security operations during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
An MH-60R Seahawk with the Spanish forces conducts a casualty extraction during the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jon Alderman)
U.S. service members and members from the Djibouti Armed Forces and participate in the Bull Shark 25-1 exercise in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
A U.S. Army Soldier with the East Africa Response Force, Task Force Associator, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, conduct a training exercise encompassing, tactical, medical and emergency air evacuation during Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Knight)
A Djiboutian Navy service member practices security operations during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard, Navy, and partner nations during the sixth iteration of Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and Navy, as well as partner nations, during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft extracts pararescuemen from the Gulf of Tadjoura during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flies above the Gulf of Tadjoura during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
A member of the Djibouti Armed Forces participates in the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s Bull Shark 25-1 exercise at Arta, Djibouti, on Nov. 26, 2024. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. James Webster)
Service members from the Djiboutian Coast Guard practice search and rescue during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
Djiboutian Coast Guard members practice lifesaving care during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 26, 2024, in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. The semiannual exercise brought together U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, Japanese, and French forces to enhance communication and interoperability among international partners. It simulated complex personnel recovery scenarios across land, sea, and air domains, testing coordination and operational readiness while strengthening regional security and stability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)