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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Tu(right), commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with to Col. Maj. Moussa Salaou Barmou, Nigerien commanding officer during a graduation ceremony at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars.

5:27 AM6/15/2021

U.S. Army Capt. Michael Tu, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), congratulates a Nigerien soldier during a graduation ceremony at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars.

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Col. Maj. Moussa Salaou Barmou(left), Nigerien commanding officer, congratulated a member of the Niger Armed Forces after a month-long mortar training event at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars during the month-long training event.

5:27 AM6/15/2021

Col. Maj. Moussa Salaou Barmou(left), Nigerien commanding officer, commends U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ben Simon(right) assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) after a month-long mortar training event at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars during the month-long training event.

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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Tu, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), congratulates a Nigerien soldier during a graduation ceremony at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars.

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Col. Maj. Moussa Salaou Barmou(left), Nigerien commanding officer, commends U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ben Simon(right) assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) after a month-long mortar training event at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars during the month-long training event.

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pose for a group photo during a graduation ceremony at Niamey, Niger, June 9,2021. Soldiers learned all mechanical actions of the 60mm mortar systems to effectively employ mortars during the month-long training event.

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U.S. Army Maj. Steven Kornegay salutes Lt. Col. Adam Greene and Djiboutian Army Lt. Col. Mohamed Assoweh during his promotion ceremony at the Battalion Intervention Rapide (BIR) compound in Djibouti, June 9, 2021 . Kornegay had a combined promotion ceremony with Soldiers from the Djiboutian BIR to signify the unity between the forces. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)

1:47 PM6/11/2021

U.S. Army Maj. Steven Kornegay gives a speech after his promotion at the Battalion Intervention Rapide (BIR) compound in Djibouti, June 9, 2021. Kornegay had a combined promotion ceremony with Soldiers from the Djiboutian BIR to signify the unity between forces. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)

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U.S. Army Maj. Steven Kornegay rides a camel after his promotion at the Battalion Intervention Rapide (BIR) compound in Djibouti, June 9, 2021. Kornegay had a ceremony in traditional dress with Djiboutian BIR soldiers to signify the unity between forces. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)