Coastal Riverine Squadron 8 shipmate camaraderie best weapon in deterrence

By Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel
U.S. Air Force

CJTF-HOA, December 7, 2018

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Morgan Cushing (left), U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael Williams (middle) and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Jacquet, Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, watch a possible threat while conducting surveillance from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during an armed security escort in the Gulf of Tadjourah, Dec. 7, 2018. Coastal Riverine Squadron 8 conducts force protection of strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in the inshore and coastal areas, anchorages and harbors, from bare beach to sophisticated port facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

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