Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa representatives and French forces in Djibouti commemorate Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 2016, at the French base in Djibouti. During the ceremony, General Philippe Montocchio, commander of French forces in Djibouti, spoke about one of the strongest elements of the war, the men and women across Europe resisting against the invading enemy. V-E Day, observed annually in France, celebrates the victory in Europe, ending World War II, and became a national French holiday. Charles de Gaulle, who led the French forces during the war, declared the victory of the Allied Armies and the United Nations over Germany, May 8, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa representatives and French forces in Djibouti commemorate Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 2016, at the French base in Djibouti. During the ceremony, General Philippe Montocchio, commander of French forces in Djibouti, spoke about one of the strongest elements of the war, the men and women across Europe resisting against the invading enemy. V-E Day, observed annually in France, celebrates the victory in Europe, ending World War II, and became a national French holiday. Charles de Gaulle, who led the French forces during the war, declared the victory of the Allied Armies and the United Nations over Germany, May 8, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa representatives and French forces in Djibouti commemorate Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 2016, at the French base in Djibouti. During the ceremony, General Philippe Montocchio, commander of French forces in Djibouti, spoke about one of the strongest elements of the war, the men and women across Europe resisting against the invading enemy. V-E Day, observed annually in France, celebrates the victory in Europe, ending World War II, and became a national French holiday. Charles de Gaulle, who led the French forces during the war, declared the victory of the Allied Armies and the United Nations over Germany, May 8, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa representatives and French forces in Djibouti commemorate Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 2016, at the French base in Djibouti. During the ceremony, General Philippe Montocchio, commander of French forces in Djibouti, spoke about one of the strongest elements of the war, the men and women across Europe resisting against the invading enemy. V-E Day, observed annually in France, celebrates the victory in Europe, ending World War II, and became a national French holiday. Charles de Gaulle, who led the French forces during the war, declared the victory of the Allied Armies and the United Nations over Germany, May 8, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Zach Dean, left, and Jacob Currie, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, use a stick, bow and paper to make a fire during the French Desert Survival Course, May 5, 2016 at Arta Plage, Djibouti. During the course, U.S. forces also learned how to make fire from mundane items like batteries, flint, bullets and steel wool. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Poole, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, holds a balance beam steady for a teammate during the French Desert Survival Course, May 6, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. All participants were required to cross two beams while ensuring a tire didn’t make contact with the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, carry a zodiac watercraft across a beach during a water crossing exercise May 5, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The soldiers were required to run the watercraft across a beach, paddle to a drowning victim, and run back and run back to the starting point. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
A U.S. Army soldier swings from a ledge to a rope ladder during the French Desert Survival Course, May 6, 2015, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The mountain obstacle course is the final test, requiring nearly every skill set learned in training, and must be completed in a strict 25-minute time limit to graduate the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Saurimayo, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, climbs a rope obstacle during the French Desert Survival Course May 6, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The U.S. forces were required to complete the obstacle course, and then perform the same course in reverse while carrying a tire that could not make contact with the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, paddle a zodiac watercraft across a beach during a water crossing exercise May 5, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The soldiers completed the exercise as a team in less than 40 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
A U.S. Army soldier lifts barbed wire with his boot during the French Desert Survival Course, May 6, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The team of 10 soldiers were able to safely maneuver through a barbed wire field by lifting the barbs with their feet allowing the next soldier to move past. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Barnett, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, kneads dough to make bread during the French Desert Survival Course, May 5, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. During the course, U.S. forces also learned how to prepare tea and meat in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Desert survival training to benefit French, U.S. forces
5/9/2016
More than 35 U.S. forces joined French Cadets, infantry and legionnaires to negotiate the French Desert Survival Course April 25 to May 10, in Djibouti.
U.S. Navy Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22, also known as Seabees, completed a road construction project May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Harris, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 equipment operator, steers a vibratory roller to compress a mixture of wet sand and gravel to form a makeshift road May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti. The construction battalion created the road to provide a safer route for military and civilians to travel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Water is applied to a mixture of sand and gravel to create a solid surface with traction for vehicles to safely travel May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti. The sand gravel is mixed together and then moistened with water to create a surface that can be compacted to form a road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Navy Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 spray sand and gravel with water and compress it with a roller during a road construction project May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti. The one-mile construction project took approximately two months to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 construction mechanic, signals for a dump truck to continue releasing a trail of sand and gravel during road construction May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti. The mixture of sand is added to gravel allowing for it to be compressed into a makeshift road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 construction mechanic, directs traffic during road construction May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti. The sailors maintained control of the flow of traffic to ensure the safety of military personnel and traveling civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
U.S. Sailors from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 use a grater to spread a mixture of sand and gravel in the first step of creating a makeshift road May 2, 2016, at Chebelley, Djibouti. The road creation process includes leveling the sand and gravel mixture, then applying water before compressing it with a vibratory roller. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
