Djiboutian forces increase intelligence knowledge

By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

People's Palace, Djibouti, March 11, 2016

Djiboutian Armed Forces students pose for a picture with their instructors and facilitator during an open source intelligence course at the People’s Palace, Djibouti, March 5-10, 2016. Students learned to gather pertinent information from Internet sources such as search engines, use of geospatial imagery, social media, and other publications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)

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