Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force prepare for a mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment assumed the QRF mission in May.
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti- French Capt. Xavier, physician, demonstrates the French medical supplies and how they are used during a combat lifesaver course, June 21, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Taught by soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, this four day CLS course was the first to have French service members attend to learn and share medical skillsets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Caporal-chef Adjudant, a French military medical officer, uses hand gestures to communicate with a simulated casualty during a combat lifesaver course practical exam June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The French participants brought their own medical supplies to show how they treat patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)w
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Davidson, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion simulated casualty volunteer, receives a nasopharyngeal airway during a combat lifesaver course practical exam June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti. Soldiers from the 403rd CA BN assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa taught fellow service members and French military members how to potentially say a life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Simulated casualties lay on the ground before receiving treatment during a combat lifesaver course June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The course taught the students basic skills that could potentially save lives on a battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Students check the vital signs of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Kolessar, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, who played a simulated casualty during a combat lifesaver course, June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Soldiers from the 403rd CA BN assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa taught fellow service members and French military members how to potentially save a life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
A student’s hand applies a dressing to a simulated victim during a hands-on portion of a combat lifesaver course taught June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti. The four-day course included 40 hours of instructional and hands on training to U.S. and French service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Army Spc. Larry Martinez, 53rd Brigade Support Battalion, applies skills learned to a simulated casualty during the practical exam portion of a combat lifesaver course, June 23, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The Miami native, along with other classmates, learned about several basic procedures to stop blood loss and restore breathing to a wounded person. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion from Mattydale, N.Y., assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, taught fellow service members and French military members just that: how to save a life, limb and/or eyesight during a combat lifesaver course, June 20-23, 2016.
U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick O’Riley and Spc. Vital Dieujuste, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Quick Reaction Force team members, review routes on a map before a mission June 20, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Dieujuste, a native of Palm Beach, Fla., and O’Riley, a native of Miami, are a part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment that assumed the QRF mission in May (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
