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U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu.

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director of strategy, plans, and programs, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, receive a tour from Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, of an operation point for the U.S. Military on Dec. 1, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour gave the Generals insight of current operations and vision of future endeavors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher) U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director of strategy, plans, and programs, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, receive a tour from Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, of an operation point for the U.S. Military on Dec. 1, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour gave the Generals insight of current operations and vision of future endeavors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director, strategy, plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, attend a briefing to discuss future upgrades and renovations for facilities on the RA International construction site, Dec. 1, 2016, Mogadishu, Somalia. RA International is the contracting lead on the project which shared their blueprint of the work being accomplished. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher) U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director, strategy, plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, attend a briefing to discuss future upgrades and renovations for facilities on the RA International construction site, Dec. 1, 2016, Mogadishu, Somalia. RA International is the contracting lead on the project which shared their blueprint of the work being accomplished. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director, strategy, plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, tour construction zones on the RA International site, Dec. 1, 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour highlighted construction projects that are instrumental to the U.S. military's way ahead in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher) U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director, strategy, plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, tour construction zones on the RA International site, Dec. 1, 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour highlighted construction projects that are instrumental to the U.S. military's way ahead in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director of strategy, plans, and programs, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, receive a tour from Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, of an operation point for the U.S. Military on Dec. 1, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour gave the Generals insight of current operations and vision of future endeavors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)

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