First-Year Arta Interservice Military Academy Cadet, Crouches to Lift an Injured Manikin

By Staff Sgt. Dillon White

July 31, 2014

Sougal Hassan, first-year Arta Interservice Military Academy cadet, crouches to lift an injured manikin July 23, 2014, at the AMIA in Djibouti. Hassan attended six days of English discussion and hands-on first aid training taught by U.S. Soldiers and Marines from Bravo Company, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion and the 2/16th Infantry Battalion that compliments the English instruction and medical training they receive at AMIA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dillon White)

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