French Air Force Col. Olivier Saunier, the commander of the French Air Base in Djibouti, overlooks Djibouti aboard a U.S. Marine KC-130J Super Hercules, May 24, 2021. Saunier commands roughly 800 airmen and controls assets including the Mirage fighter aircraft, Puma helicopter and a tactical transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
French Air Force Brig. Gen. Stéphane Dupont, the commander of French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), and French Marine Col. Patrick Lamiral, the chief of staff of FFDJ, are photographed in the cockpit of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 24, 2021. U.S. and French forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French forces in Djibouti leadership board a U.S. Marine KC-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 24, 2021. The partner forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Bethany April Bedard, a team sergeant with Civil Affairs, in support of Southern European Task Force Africa (CA SETAF-AF)and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and two Djiboutian children look at books during a library dedication at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021. The civil affairs team brought books, pencils, solar lights and other supplies to add to the school’s new library. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Terrence L. Koudelka, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commanding general, and Liz Canellakis, public diplomacy officer for the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, stands for a picture with teachers, parents, and children at the PK-12 school’s new library at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021. The library dedication ceremony celebrated the completion and handover of the U.S.-funded construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
U.S. Army Cpt. Sultan Durzi, a Civil Affairs team leader, in support of Southern European Task Force Africa (CA SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), looks at a book with Djiboutian children at a new school library at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021. U.S. Army soldiers and the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti donated children's books as part of the new library, which was a U.S. -funded construction project that employed a local Djiboutian construction company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristin Zimmerman, a medic with Civil Affairs, in support of Southern European Task Force Africa (CA SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), reads a book with two Djiboutian children at a new school library at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021. The new library was a U.S.-funded construction project which created local jobs and was built by a Djiboutian construction company employing Djiboutian laborers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Terrence L. Koudelka, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commanding general, listens to a Djiboutian child read a book at a new school library at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021. The library dedication ceremony celebrated the completion and handover of the U.S.-funded construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Abdi Dirir (left), head of general education, Adel (left center), an inspector with the PK-12 school, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Terrence L. Koudelka (right center), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commanding general, and Liz Canellakis (right), public diplomacy officer for the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, cut the ribbon during the inauguration ceremony of a library to the PK-12 school at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021. This project created local jobs and was built by a Djiboutian construction company employing Djiboutian laborers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Soldiers promote education, build relations in Djibouti
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U.S. Army Soldiers with Civil Affairs, in support of Southern European Task Force Africa (CA SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assisted with a library dedication ceremony of a new PK-12 school library at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 19, 2021.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Terrence L. Koudelka, CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general, Liz Canellakis, public diplomacy officer for the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, and the local school director joined the event, which celebrated the completion and handover of the U.S.-funded construction project.
A Burundi Army signal officer, center, discusses firewalls with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Nelson, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications projects non-commissioned officer in charge, at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. The U.S. Soldiers helped update the host nation's equipment for the African Data Sharing network which allows secure communication through e-mails, web portals, and phone calls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. and Burundi soldiers dismantle a SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. Commercial internet replaced the SNAP, providing a more flexible method to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, and Burundi Army Maj. Nibampa Féliase, a signal officer, dismantle a SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. Commercial internet replaced the SNAP, providing a more flexible method to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. and Burundi soldiers dismantle a SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. Commercial internet replaced the SNAP, providing a more flexible method to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
Burundi soldiers dismantle a SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. Commercial internet replaced the SNAP, providing a more flexible method to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, talks with Burundi Army Capt. Bigirimana Gélase, a signal officer, about dismantling the SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19 2021. The SNAP, now replaced by commercial internet, was used to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Nelson, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications projects non-commissioned officer in charge, tests the new communications equipment at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. U.S. Africa Command facilitated the new equipment update. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. and Burundi soldiers discuss the updated capabilities of the African Data Sharing Network at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. The U.S. and coalition forces share information in Africa through ADSN, a network that allows partners a secure way to communicate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, installs new communications equipment at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. The equipment included an encryptor, two networking devices, two laptops, and two phones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)