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11:26 AM6/3/2016

U.S. Army Pfc. Austin King, an East African Response Force member, checks the serial number on a shotgun in preparation to forward deploy during an EARF validation exercise May 27, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The validation exercise was executed to test Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s ability to rapidly deploy assets in a crisis scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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11:26 AM6/3/2016

U.S. Army Spc. Tien Do, an East African Response Force member, packs cases of water to forward deploy during an EARF exercise May 27, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The EARF serves as a quick reaction force and is an asset to bring stability to the East Africa region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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CJTF-HOA validates EARF mission

11:18 AM6/3/2016

CJTF-HOA planned and executed the validation after the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Hurricane, from Miami, Fla., assumed responsibility of the EARF mission from the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Seminoles, who will return to Orlando, Fla.

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10:10 AM5/27/2016

U.S. Army soldiers with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment, conduct surveillance May 21, 2016. Task Force Seminole’s defensive fighting positions have significantly improved over the course of their 11-month deployment, but they didn’t do the work alone. Units from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force worked together to help accomplish the airfield’s mission of enabling air operations in support of three U.S. combatant commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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Task Force Seminole leaves ironclad legacy in Djibouti

10:04 AM5/27/2016

Last year, Task Force Seminole’s B Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment began their deployment on a security mission to Djibouti, which involved day and night surveillance and a continuous improvement of their defensive fighting positions (DFP). As the Seminoles’ tour draws to a close, they can look back on their 11-month security mission, which, at times, left them exposed to the elements or rained on, soaking the soldiers’ uniforms and gear.

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12:06 PM5/25/2016

CAMP CHEIK OSMAN, Djibouti – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Keaton, U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces instructor, tests a Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) soldier on identifying a mock roadside bomb during a road block test, May 16, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti. The USARAF spent approximately five months with FAD soldiers training them on various combat skills from medical care, rifle marksmanship, improvised explosive device recognition, convoy procedures and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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12:05 PM5/25/2016

CAMP CHEIK OSMAN, Djibouti – Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) Soldiers graduate after completing a five month Area Logistics Training instructed by U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces Soldiers, May 19, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti. The FAD Soldiers learned basic logistics functions, supply, economy, warehouse operations, maintenance along with rifle marksmanship, convoy operations and heavy weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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12:05 PM5/25/2016

CAMP CHEIK OSMAN, Djibouti – Djiboutian Armed Forces(FAD) Soldiers demonstrate the collective skills they learned from a five month area logistics training instructed by U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces Soldiers at their training graduation, May 19, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti. Beginning in January 2016, the FAD Soldiers learned basic logistics functions, supply, economy, warehouse operations, maintenance along with rifle marksmanship, convoy operations and heavy weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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12:05 PM5/25/2016

CAMP CHEIK OSMAN, Djibouti – Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) Soldiers prepare their convoy for the final test after completing a five-month training course instructed by the U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces Soldiers, May 16, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti. The three-phased training was completed demonstrating their reactions to various mock situations from convoying through a road block, identifying mock roadside bombs, medical care, and vehicle recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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12:04 PM5/25/2016

CAMP CHEIK OSMAN, Djibouti – Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) Soldiers prepare their Humvee for the final test after completing a five-month training course instructed by the U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces Soldiers, May 16, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti. The FAD soldiers tested the skills they learned by demonstrating their reactions to various mock situations from convoying through a road block, identifying mock roadside bombs, medical care, and vehicle recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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12:04 PM5/25/2016

CAMP CHEIK OSMAN, Djibouti – U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Shelton, U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces instructor, throws dirt at a Humvee to simulate a roadside detonation causing immobility during Area Logistics Training final with Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) soldiers, May 16, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti. The FAD soldiers tested combat skills they learned throughout the five month course demonstrating their reactions to various mock situations from convoying through a road block, identifying mock roadside bombs, medical care, and vehicle recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

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Djiboutian Armed Forces soldiers finish a five-month training course

12:01 PM5/25/2016

Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) soldiers completed their final test, May 16, and graduated from Area Logistics Training, May 19, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti.

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10:58 AM5/24/2016

An inert improvised explosive device is hidden in a tree during IED response training in Arta, Djibouti, May 18, 2016. During the training, Djiboutian Army cadets patrolled an area for roadside bombs and were taught to look for suspicious objects such as cords stretched across roadways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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10:58 AM5/24/2016

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Bruce, a Mobile Unit 1 explosive ordnance disposal technician, evaluates Djiboutian Army cadets on their roadside bomb patrol during a training course at Arta, Djibouti, May 18, 2016. Cadets who become officers may perform missions in Somalia keeping troops safe from roadside bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

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10:57 AM5/24/2016

Djiboutian Army cadet Mahdi performs first aid on cadet Abdirahma during improvised explosive device response training at Arta, Djibouti, May 18, 2016. The cadets were taught what to do in case of a detonation, injury, and how to provide security and re-establish chain of command in an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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10:57 AM5/24/2016

A team of Djiboutian Army cadets patrol for roadside bombs during an improvised explosive device response training at Arta, Djibouti, May 18, 2016. The U.S. Navy-led course taught the cadets the fundamentals of patrolling and looking for signs of possible IEDs and what to do in case of a detonation or emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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Djiboutian cadets learn to counter roadside bombs, support African Union Mission to Somalia

10:57 AM5/24/2016

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 taught a three-phase counter-IED course to the cadets - the fundamentals of patrolling, the signs of possible IEDs and what to do in case of a detonation.

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11:34 AM5/23/2016

Djibouti’s Arta Interservices Military Academy cadets engage in conversation with U.S. Army 403rd Civil Affairs members acting as Somali key leaders during a training scenario May 18, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The Civil Affairs team taught the cadets a variety of skills to include how to conduct meetings, key leader engagements and proper use of interpreters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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11:33 AM5/23/2016

Djibouti’s Arta Interservices Military Academy cadets assess the needs and well-being of a U.S. service member role-playing as an injured aid worker in Somalia during Civil Military Cooperation training May 18, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The training concluded with a two-day exercise for the cadets to implement the skills they learned during the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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11:33 AM5/23/2016

Cadet Ali, Djibouti’s Arta Interservices Military Academy third-year student, attempts to negotiate with U.S. Army Spc. Kristie Richardson, 403rd Civil Affairs and scenario role player, during Civil Military Cooperation training May 18, 2016, at Arta, Djibouti. The course was intended to teach the cadets communication and interaction skills with host nation civilians, and for them to pass the information to other soldiers after they graduate and are assigned to units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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