Exercise Bull Shark strengthens personnel recovery, interoperability between partners

Exercise Bull Shark takes place at Arta Beach, Djibouti Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Bull Shark is a personnel recovery exercise involving members of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Navy, the Djiboutian Coast Guard, Spanish Navy, and Spanish Special Operations Maritime Task Unit, aimed to strengthen interoperability between like-minded partners in the region. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Dylan Murakami)



By Staff Sgt. Dylan Murakami Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Arta Beach, Djibouti Jan 11, 2023
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