U.S. Army Col. Wilson Rutherford, right, U.S. Military Coordination Cell Mogadisu, discusses support requirements for a pending Burundi National Defense Force offensive during a visit to the African Union Mission in Somalia Sector 5 Headquarters located in northern Mogadishu. AMISOM forces have been instrumental in helping Somali National Security Forces push the Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group, al Shabaab, out of much of southern Somalia including most major towns and cities. (BNDF Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Capt. Daniel Brown, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Col. Wilson Rutherford, center, U.S. Military Coordination Cell Mogadisu, addresses Burundi National Defense Forces staff on the U.S. commitment to support BNDF serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia during a visit to the AMISOM Sector 5 Headquarters located in northern Mogadishu. The MCC is a prime component of the Combined Joint Task Force –Horn of Africa whose mission is to help build the defense capability, capacity, and coordination among its East African partners to improve capacity to neutralize violent extremist organizations. (BNDF Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Capt. Daniel Brown, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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Col. Bibonimana, right, Burundi National Defense Forces, jokes with U.S. Army Col. Wilson Rutherford, U.S. Military Coordination Cell Mogadishu, during a visit to the African Union Mission in Somalia Sector 5 Headquarters located in northern Mogadishu. The MCC provides planning and advisory support to the AMISOM and Somali security forces to increase their capabilities and promote peace and security throughout Somalia and the region. (BNDF Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Capt. Daniel Brown, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Col. Wilson Rutherford, U.S. Military Coordination Cell Mogadishu and Col. Bibonimana, Burundi National Defense Forces right, receive an Operations and Intelligence update from the BNDF staff offensive during a visit to the African Union Mission in Somalia Sector 5 Headquarters located in northern Mogadishu. The MCC’s mission is to increase defense capability, capacity, and coordination among its East African partner in their pursuit to neutralize violent extremist organizations. (BNDF Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Capt. Daniel Brown, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians conduct a routine anti-terrorism force protection dive off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 22, 2015. Assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, EOD technicians are trained to disarm explosive devices and clear underwater obstructions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians signal before going underwater during a routine anti-terrorism force protection dive off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 22, 2015. They can carry out these missions in any operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians perform a buddy check during a routine anti-terrorism force protection dive off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 22, 2015. They can carry out these missions in any operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician prepares for a routine anti-terrorism force protection dive off the coast of Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 22, 2015. Assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, EOD technicians are trained to disarm explosive devices and clear underwater obstructions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, gives a salute during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Wright was the only Army soldier to attend the Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two season at the camp, which teaches leadership and resiliency skills to senior noncommissioned officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, receives an anchor, symbolizing her status as an honorary member of Camp Lemonnier's Chief Petty Officers Mess, during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. The two-month Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two season develops new chief petty officers through challenging mental and physical activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, receives an anchor, symbolizing her status as an honorary member of Camp Lemonnier's Chief Petty Officers Mess, during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. The two-month Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two season develops new chief petty officers through challenging mental and physical activities. (U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Drae Parker)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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New chief selectees who go through CPO-365 Phase Two are given charge books to carry during their final stages. The book is kept inside an ornate wooden box or "vessel" as a keepsake of their transition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, Army Command Element NCO in charge, sings the Navy song, Anchors Aweigh, during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Wright was the only Army soldier to attend the Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two at the camp, which teaches leadership skills to senior noncommissioned officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment flag is rolled, and the 2nd BN, 124th Infantry Regiment flag is unrolled during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The regimental colors are a physical symbol of a unit’s pride. The casing of the 1st BN, 77th AR colors signify it’s mission completion, while the uncasing of the 2nd BN, 124th IR colors signifies its preparedness to assume its role within Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Soldiers listen to Lt. Col. Tommy Cardone, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment commander, during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The ceremony signified the transfer of authority from the 1st BN, 77th AR to the 2nd BN, 124th Infantry Regiment. Upon completion of their tour, 1st BN, 77th AR soldiers will return to Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Lt. Col. Jerry Glass, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment commander, addresses service members during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The 2nd BN, 124th IR has more than 800 soldiers and is one of the largest battalions in the Florida Army National Guard. The incoming soldiers are replacing 1st BN, 77th Armor Regiment soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
The 2nd Battalion. 124th Infantry Regiment soldiers stand in formation during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015. The soldiers will take over the responsibilities and tasks that the 1st BN, 77th Armor Regiment performed during their time assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Lt. Col. Jerry Glass, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment commander, unrolls his unit flag at a transfer of authority ceremony Sept. 24, 2015, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The uncasing of the regiment colors signifies the battalion’s arrival from Florida, and the soldiers’ preparedness to assume its role within Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has a military presence in several countries including Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and members of the UPDF attended an information operations course hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to develop their message dissemination capabilities at Jinja, Uganda, recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
U.S. Army Sgt. Zechariah Dice, information operations course instructor, shows Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) personnel how to use a tactical transmitter system during an information operations course at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Its use was part of a course designed to help the UPDF develop their ability to plan and disseminate information to civilians and violent extremist organizations to inform and reduce the need for force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force personnel attend an information operations course in Jinja, Uganda, recently. U.S. Army personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the multi-week information operations course to help the UPDF develop their message planning and dissemination capabilities to counter Violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Capt. Cox Russels Kokole, information officer, speaks with vehicle passengers during an information operations field exercise, hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Attendees of the course learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages to inform and counter violent extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) speak to a mother and her child during an information operations field exercise hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Jinja, Uganda, recently. During the multi-week course on message planning and dissemination, attendees learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages on health and wellness, emergency services, and to counter violent extremist organization propaganda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Capt. Cox Russels Kokole, information officer, speaks with vehicle passengers during an information operations field exercise, hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Attendees of the course learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages to inform and counter violent extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force personnel attend an information operations course in Jinja, Uganda, recently. U.S. Army personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the multi-week information operations course to help the UPDF develop their message planning and dissemination capabilities to counter Violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) has a military presence in several countries including Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and members of the UPDF attended an information operations course hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to develop their message dissemination capabilities at Jinja, Uganda, recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
U.S. Army Sgt. Zechariah Dice, information operations course instructor, shows Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) personnel how to use a tactical transmitter system during an information operations course at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Its use was part of a course designed to help the UPDF develop their ability to plan and disseminate information to civilians and violent extremist organizations to inform and reduce the need for force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) speak to a mother and her child during an information operations field exercise hosted by personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Jinja, Uganda, recently. During the multi-week course on message planning and dissemination, attendees learned how to engage persons in face-to-face communications in order to disseminate messages on health and wellness, emergency services, and to counter violent extremist organization propaganda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division share with Instructors from Kenyan Artillery School, Kenyan Defense Force, their best fire support, planning, and implementation of field artillery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S Air Force photo taken by Senior Airman Alexandra Minor)
KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division share with Instructors from Kenyan Artillery School, Kenyan Defense Force, their best fire support, planning, and implementation of field artillery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S Air Force photo taken by Senior Airman Alexandra Minor)
KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division share with Instructors from Kenyan Artillery School, Kenyan Defense Force, their best fire support, planning, and implementation of field artillery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S Air Force photo taken by Senior Airman Alexandra Minor)
KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division share with Instructors from Kenyan Artillery School, Kenyan Defense Force, their best fire support, planning, and implementation of field artillery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S Air Force photo taken by Senior Airman Alexandra Minor)
KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division share with Instructors from Kenyan Artillery School, Kenyan Defense Force, their best fire support, planning, and implementation of field artillery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S Air Force photo taken by Senior Airman Alexandra Minor)
KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division share with Instructors from Kenyan Artillery School, Kenyan Defense Force, their best fire support, planning, and implementation of field artillery on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 27, 2015. (U.S Air Force photo taken by Senior Airman Alexandra Minor)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
A child eats a lollipop after a medical checkup at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to deliver specialty medical care and medication for Djiboutians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patricia Rasmussen, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion veterinarian, center, helps to distribute pharmaceutical medicine during a Medical Civic Action Program at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to provide specialty medical care to more than 400 Djiboutians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
Members of the U.S. Army’s 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, unload medical supplies at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to host a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event. They provided an obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, dentist and ophthalmologist for the rural people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Silva, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion dentist, center, and Dr. Hassan Ahmed, Ali Sabieh dentist, examine a patient at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, offers guidance and shares knowledge with Djiboutian medical personnel during a Medical Civic Action Program event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
A child waits at a pharmacy window at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to host a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event. They provided an obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, dentist and ophthalmologist for the rural people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
Dr. Jose Daniel, Dar-El Hanan Hospital obstetrician-gynecologist, center, and U.S. Army Maj. Lisa Walker, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion veterinarian, right, conducts an ultra sound during a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event, at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to provide specialty medical care to more than 400 Djiboutians in low-income communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)