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Seychelles, CJTF-HOA build partnership

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, center, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses in a group photo with leaders from the Seychelles People’s Defence Force (SPDF) and the U.S. Embassy Mauritius and Seychelles, in Seychelles, March 26, 2019. Kriesel met with leaders from the SPDF and U.S. Embassy Port Lewis to discuss the vital role the Seychelles, a group of 115 islands, has played in the fight against illegal fishing, the trafficking of weapons, narcotics and people, and the ongoing threat of piracy in the western Indian Ocean. (Courtesy Photo)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, center, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses in a group photo with leaders from the Seychelles People’s Defence Force (SPDF) and the U.S. Embassy Mauritius and Seychelles, in Seychelles, March 26, 2019. Kriesel met with leaders from the SPDF and U.S. Embassy Port Lewis to discuss the vital role the Seychelles, a group of 115 islands, has played in the fight against illegal fishing, the trafficking of weapons, narcotics and people, and the ongoing threat of piracy in the western Indian Ocean. (Courtesy Photo)
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