U.S. Army veterinarians visit remote Djibouti village to promote herd health

U.S. Soldiers with the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Functional Specialty Cell’s Veterinary Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, engaged local pastoralists to promote better herd-health management and facilitate communication for further engagements during a veterinary civic action project (VETCAP) in Oulma, Djibouti, on Feb. 14, 2019. The purpose of Civil Affairs VETCAPs is to build relationships with local community animal health workers and the Djiboutian Ministry of Livestock via animal health surveillance, and to improve knowledge, skills, livestock medicine and best practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)



By Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel U.S. Air Force CJTF-HOA Feb 19, 2019
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