CJTF-HOA Photo

By CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

April 8, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya (CJTF-HOA PAO) -- Kenyan army Sergeant Peter Wachira monitors Burundi army Warrant Officer Celestin Nzisabira as he crimps a timed fuse to a blasting cap during a confidence-building explosives class April 1, 2011. The class was the final portion of a week-long counter-improvised-explosive-device course taught by the Kenyan Army and assisted by members of the U.S. Army and a team from Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance. (AFRICOM photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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