ROTC cadets experience Djiboutian military culture

By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton

July 26, 2016

U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets watch as a Djiboutian Army weapons instructor teaches them how to safely field strip an AK-47 at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. After the cadets learned the fundamentals, they competed with each other to see who could field strip the weapon quickest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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