U.S. Army Lt. Col. Frank Tantillo, Commander, Task Force Iron Gray, speaks about the importance of joint training during the graduation ceremony of the Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course at the French Combat Training Center at Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 16, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Griffith, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pins a Ram's Head device on a French service member during a graduation ceremony at the French Combat Training Center at Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 16, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

Thirty-two French service members with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) successfully complete the Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course and are awarded the Ram’s Head device and certificate of completion during a graduation ceremony at the French Combat Training Center at Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 16, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

A French service member with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) rappells approximately 200 feet down a mountain at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

French service members with the 5th Overseas Interams Regiment (5e RIAOM) rappel down a mountain at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photos by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher George, an instructor at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School, and U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Riczu, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), demonstrate fixed rope ascension techniques to French service members at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Elijah Amendola, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists a French service member with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) on fixed rope techniques at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

French service members with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) practice casualty evacuation techniques at the French Combat Training Center at Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 14, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

French service members with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) practice hauling a casualty up a mountain at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 14, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Hampson, an instructor at the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School, instructs French service members with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) on casualty evacuation techniques at the French Combat Training Center at Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 14, 2021. Five instructors from the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt. taught a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course on basic military mountaineering skills to French service members in Djibouti to strengthen the relationships among the international forces working together in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Octavio Baeza, radio shop noncommissioned officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), instructs Djiboutian service members how to reconfigure a handheld radio at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2021. CJTF-HOA 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 Spc. Gauret Stearns)

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Okeng, radio shop specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shows Djiboutian service members how to reconfigure a handheld radio at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2021. CJTF-HOA 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 Spc. Gauret Stearns)

A U.S. Army Soldier from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shows Djiboutian service members how to reconfigure a handheld radio at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2021. CJTF-HOA 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 Spc. Gauret Stearns)

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Okeng, radio shop specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shows Djiboutian service members how to reconfigure a handheld radio at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2021. CJTF-HOA 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 Spc. Gauret Stearns)

U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Okeng, radio shop specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shows Djiboutian service members how to reconfigure a handheld radio at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2021. CJTF-HOA 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 Spc. Gauret Stearns)

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron signals a Spanish AB-212 helicopter for extraction during Exercise Bull Shark over the Gulf of Aden near Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2021. Exercise Bull Shark was a combined training between U.S. and Spanish Forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities in support of the Warfighter Recovery Network initiative throughout Africa. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Jordan)

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and a simulated rescued individual are hoisted into a Spanish AB-212 helicopter during Exercise Bull Shark over the Gulf of Aden near Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2021. Exercise Bull Shark was a combined training between U.S. and Spanish Forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities in support of the Warfighter Recovery Network initiative throughout Africa. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Jordan)

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and a simulated rescued individual are hoisted into a Spanish AB-212 helicopter during Exercise Bull Shark over the Gulf of Aden near Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2021. Exercise Bull Shark was a combined training between U.S. and Spanish Forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities in support of the Warfighter Recovery Network initiative throughout Africa. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Jordan)

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the with 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron parachutes into open waters during Exercise Bull Shark over the Gulf of Aden near Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2021. Exercise Bull Shark was a combined training between U.S. and Spanish Forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities in support of the Warfighter Recovery Network initiative throughout Africa. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Jordan)

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron jump from of a KC-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Bull Shark over the Gulf of Aden near Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2021. Exercise Bull Shark was a combined training between U.S. and Spanish Forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities in support of the Warfighter Recovery Network initiative throughout Africa. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Jordan)

Maj. Jeffrey Leversedge, U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) director, takes notes during a validation exercise at the Reintegration Facility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. Camp Lemonnier is home to the only Phase 1 Reintegration Facility in Africa. After a recovery, rescued personnel are debriefed during the reintegration process to provide time sensitive information. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialists conduct a debriefing for a simulated recovered pilot during a validation exercise at the Reintegration Facility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. Accompanied by a SERE psychologist for mental and emotional support, the recovered person is debriefed during the reintegration process to provide time sensitive information. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

Lt. Lucy Sho, Camp Lemonnier Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) flight surgeon, and Lt. j.g. Katelyn Morton, EMF nurse, treats injuries of Capt. Hans Kollar, 449th Air Expeditionary Group chief of safety during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. EMF members provided higher-level medical care to Kollar who simulated a recovered downed pilot for the exercise. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron looks out of a window of a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The KC-130J flight simulated the ability of PRCC assets to transfer recovered personnel overseas to higher levels of care. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fly with a simulated recovered pilot on a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The flight simulated the ability of PRCC assets to transfer recovered personnel overseas to higher levels of care. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Renato Garafalo, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), looks through a window on a KC-130J Super Hercules during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. VMGR-352 tested the ability of PRCC assets to transfer recovered personnel overseas to higher levels of care. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Marine loadmasters sit on a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), KC-130J Super Hercules, during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron transfer a simulated rescued pilot to a KC-130 during the U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise on the flightline at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron directs a simulated recovered pilot to safety during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise on the flightline at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) looks out of an MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise on the flightline at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) stand in front of an MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The MV-22 provided transport of a simulated recovered pilot to Camp Lemonnier during the exercise. The PRCC, in support of CJTF-HOA, conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161), looks out of an MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron sit with a simulated rescued pilot in an MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron stands in a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161), MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron provide medical care to a simulated rescued pilot during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron stand in a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161), MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) looks out of an MV-22 Osprey during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron recover a simulated downed pilot during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Airman Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron recover a simulated downed pilot during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron secure an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) during a U.S. Personnel Recovery Coordination Center (PRCC) validation exercise at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2021. The PRCC, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts personnel recovery and casualty evacuation for U.S. and joint partners in East Africa. The exercise displayed PRCC’s capabilities and tested their personnel recovery and casualty evacuation system for deficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)