U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sam Halfacre, a security forces Airman with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron poses for a photo with his COVID-19 vaccine card after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. COVID-19 vaccines were provided as a joint effort between the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command under the direction of the U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Military personnel wait for observation after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Per vaccine protocol, patients must wait 15 minutes after receiving their vaccine to allow observation from medical personnel for signs of rare allergic reactions. Medical personnel from CJTF-HOA and the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S Army Staff Sgt. Debra Hansel, admin noncommissioned officer in charge, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) surgeon cell, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Knox, a firefighter with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel from CJTF-HOA and the 475th EABS vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S Army Staff Sgt. Debra Hansel, admin noncommissioned officer in charge, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) surgeon cell, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel from CJTF-HOA and the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erica Purdy, a medical technician with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), prepares a syringe of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and 475th EABS vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. service members complete medical documents outside a COVID-19 vaccine tent at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Air Forces Africa worked jointly to efficiently vaccinate service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. medical service members remove a HEMOCOOL Freezer System containing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Air Forces Africa worked jointly to efficiently vaccinate service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. medical service members place a HEMOCOOL Freezer System containing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in a vehicle for transportation to Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. The vaccines were delivered as part of a joint effort between Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command under the direction of the U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. loadmasters assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, remove a HEMOCOOL Freezer System containing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. The HEMOCOOL Freezer System maintained the temperature of the vaccines between 2 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius for preservation. COVID-19 vaccines were provided as a joint effort between the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command under the direction of the U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), fire 120mm mortars during a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise with French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)

French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) prepare mortar shells during a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise with U.S. Army Soldiers from 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), fire 120mm mortars during a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise with French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Capt. Jessica Campion, registered nurse, Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa, hands out school supplies and toys to teachers with the Association des Femmes de We’a after conducting an oral hygiene class in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

A Djiboutian schoolgirl holds a bag with dental hygiene products provided by U.S. Army Soldiers with the Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa as part of an oral hygiene class hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

Children and teachers with the Association des Femmes de We’a and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa display their new dental supplies after completing an oral hygiene class in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

Djiboutian girls lean in to pay attention to an oral hygiene class led by U.S. Army Soldiers with the Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa, and hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

Djiboutian schoolchildren answer questions while attending an oral hygiene class led by U.S. Army Soldiers with Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa and hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

U.S. Army Sgt. Stovall Volanta, dental hygienist, Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa, teaches a Djiboutian girl how to brush teeth during an oral hygiene class hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

U.S. Army Sgt. Stovall Volanta, dental hygienist, Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa, teaches a Djiboutian girl how to brush teeth during an oral hygiene class hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

A Djiboutian schoolchild practices brushing teeth while attending an oral hygiene class led by U.S. Army Soldiers with the Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa, and hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations. These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cheyenne Hawkins, PERSCO sustainment non-commissioned officer in charge with the 449th AEG, scans an Airman’s military ID during in-processing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 7, 2021. The PERSCO team uses the Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments system (DCAPES) which is their main tool to keep track of accountability of all the Air Force members in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ronda Esker, center, the Personnel Support for Contingency Operation (PERSCO) Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) operator assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Shatoria Davis, right, PERSCO team chief with the 449th AEG, in-processes new Airmen at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 7, 2021. The PERSCO team is responsible for total force accountability, casualty reporting and also helps with support functions such as reenlistments and processing awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ronda Esker, center, the Personnel Support for Contingency Operation (PERSCO) Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) operator assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cheyenne Hawkins, right, PERSCO sustainment non-commissioned officer in charge with the 449th AEG, in-processes new Airmen at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 7, 2021. The PERSCO team is responsible for accountability of all Air Force members within East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rafael Vasquez, team medic with the 404th Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) battalion, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, leads a first aid class on fractures at Solidarte Feminine June 29, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. Soldiers with the CA-EA functional specialty team and the 404th CA-EA battalion provided basic first aid training and held English discussion groups over the course of a month in an effort to empower the women at Solidarte Feminine as part of the Women, Peace and Security program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Rafael Vasquez, team medic with the 404th Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) battalion and U.S. Army Cpt. Jessica Campion, right, a public health nurse with the Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, demonstrate how to splint a fracture during a first aid class at Solidarte Feminine June 29, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. Soldiers with the CA-EA functional specialty team and the 404th CA-EA battalion provided basic first aid training and held English discussion groups over the course of a month in an effort to empower the women at Solidarte Feminine as part of the Women, Peace and Security program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

Soldiers with the Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, pose with staff and volunteers at Solidarte Feminine July 1, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The CA-EA functional specialty team with the assistance of the 404th CA-EA battalion, taught both basic first aid and English to the staff and volunteers at Solidarte Feminine, a local organization in Djibouti, as part of the Women, Peace, and Security program which focuses on meaningful partnerships and empowering women worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Curry, left, team non-commissioned officer with the 404th Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) battalion, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, helps teach English to Madina Mohamed, right, Solidarte Feminine treasurer, July 1, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The CA-EA functional specialty team and the 404th CA-EA battalion taught both first aid and English to the staff and volunteers at Solidarte Feminine, a local organization in Djibouti that provides resources to women in need as well as those directly or indirectly affected by HIV. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sachiyo Kawaguchi, left, a dentist assigned to the Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) functional specialty team in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, helps teach English to Fatouma Ilyas, right, a volunteer at Solidarte Feminine July 1, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The CA-EA functional specialty team has worked with Solidarte Feminine, a local organization in Djibouti, as part of the Women, Peace, and Security program which focuses on meaningful partnerships and empowering women worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Army Cpt. Jessica Campion, a public health nurse with the Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, works with women at Solidarte Feminine as they practice splinting a fracture during a first aid class June 29, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. Solidarte Feminine is a local organization in Djibouti that provides resources to women in need as well as those directly or indirectly affected by HIV. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

Women take notes in a first aid class taught by Soldiers assigned to the Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Solidarte Feminine June 29, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The women make up the staff at Solidarte Feminine, a local organization in Djibouti that provides resources to women in need as well as those directly or indirectly affected by HIV. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

Choukri Hassan, left, a translator with mission essential personnel, and U.S. Army Cpt. Jessica Campion, right, a public health nurse with the Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, lead a first aid class at Solidarte Feminine June 29, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The CA-EA functional specialty team has worked with the local organization as part of the Women, Peace, and Security program which focuses on meaningful partnerships and empowering women worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), run a 5K in support of the Special Olympics at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 25, 2021. The Soldiers hosted the run to show support of their Law Enforcement members stateside that have held a Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run in Connecticut for the past 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), run a 5K in support of the Special Olympics at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 25, 2021. The Soldiers hosted the run to show support of their Law Enforcement members stateside that have held a Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run in Connecticut for the past 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), run during a 5K in support of the Special Olympics at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 25, 2021. The Soldiers hosted the run to show support of their Law Enforcement members stateside that have held a Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run in Connecticut for the past 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Army Task Force Iron Gray command leaders, at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stand for a group photo before the Law Enforcement 5K Run in support of the Special Olympics at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 25, 2021. The mission of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) is to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics movement in their home state of Connecticut. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), run a 5K in support of the Special Olympics at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 25, 2021. The Soldiers hosted the run to show support of their Law Enforcement members stateside that have held a Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run in Connecticut for the past 35 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

French Air Force rescue divers prepare to hoist a simulated patient during a joint water rescue training in the Gulf of Tadjoura June 30, 2021. U.S. and French forces responded to a simulated anti-piracy scenario, honing maritime rescue procedures and enhancing partner capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)