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National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program celebrates 25 years
Indiana National Guard’s Director of Joint Staff Brig. Gen. Ronald A. Westfall greats Colonel-Major Soumana Kalkoye dit Fodo the Chief of Bureau of Studies for the Nigerien Ministry of Defense. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Lasima O. Packett/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Lasima Packett
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
180511-N-UY653-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 11, 2018) Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, center, poses for a photo with participants of exercise Phoenix Express 2018 in Souda Bay, Greece, May 11. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
180502-N-UY653-310 SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 2, 2018) Hellenic Navy sailors participate in visit, board, search and seizure training during exercise Phoenix Express 2018, May 2. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
180502-N-UY653-261 SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 2, 2018) Hellenic Navy sailors participate in visit, board, search and seizure training during exercise Phoenix Express 2018, May 2. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
180502-N-UY653-215 SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 2, 2018) A Hellenic Navy sailor boards vessel during visit, board, search and seizure training during exercise Phoenix Express 2018, May 2. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 8, 2018) Multinational representation pose for a photo at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center during exercise Phoenix Express in Souda Bay, Greece, May 8, 2018. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information-sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Beverly J. Taylor/Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Beverly J. Taylor
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
180511-N-UY653-082 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 11, 2018) Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers remarks during the exercise Phoenix Express 2018 closing ceremony, May 11. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Major Samantha Madsen, a planner for the Utah Army National Guard, poses for a picture with Moroccan women and young girls waiting for dental services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Brigadier General Thomas Fisher, commander of Land Component Command for the Utah Army National Guard, visits the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
A Moroccan woman poses for a photo after receiving her medication from the pharmacy during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Moroccan Men waiting for surgical services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Brigadier General Thomas Fisher, commander of Land Component Command for the Utah Army National Guard, visits the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
A member of Moroccan Royal Armed Forces assists two women during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Staff Sergeant Michele Johnson, a patient administration technician with Utah Army National Guard, organizes the pharmacy during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Capt. Justin Couraud, a dentist, and SSgt. Kurt Peters, a dental technician, both members of the Utah Army National Guard, work on a woman during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Moroccan 1stLt. Hamza Layat, a pharmacist and member of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, provides aid to a girl after a having a dental procedure during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Two girls waiting for dental services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Moroccan women and young girls wait in the shade for dental services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Children playing while waiting for medical services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Major Jason Patten, a physician with Colorado Air National Guard, works on a man in the dermatology tent, as 1st Lt. FIRST NAME Wright, a physician’s assistant, and Spc. Ashley Ewell, a medic, both members of the Utah Army National Guard, assist with the procedure during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Moroccan Capt. Abdelilah Radi, a pediatrician with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, checks the heart of a girl during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Air Force Maj.Gen. Mark Camerer, director of logistics for U.S. Africa Command, and other distinguished guests shakes hands with British Col. Dom Watson, British 4th Rifles commander, during Exercise African Lion 2018 distinguished visitor tour in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26, 2018. Marines, British soldiers and members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces demonstrated tactics, techniques, and procedures from the past two weeks of field training exercises. Exercise African Lion is a continuation of the U.S. and Morocco’s long-standing relationship focused on security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Averi Coppa, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paratrooper prepares for a personnel drop during Exercise African Lion 18, April 16, 2018 near Kenitra Air Base. Approximately 900 U.S. military personnel have arrived in the Kingdom of Morocco to join nearly 400 members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces to take part in Exercise African Lion 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nesha Stanton, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
U.S. Marines and Tunisian soldiers participating in Exercise African Lion 2018 demonstrate skills learned during their field training exercise for a distinguished visitor tour delegation in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26, 2018. Exercise African Lion is a continuation of the U.S. and Morocco’s long-standing relationship focused on security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Averi Coppa, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Air Force Maj.Gen. Mark Camerer, director of logistics for U.S. Africa Command, and other distinguished guests of Exercise African Lion 2018 gather during a distinguished visitor tour in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26, 2018. Marines and members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces demonstrated tactics, techniques, and procedures from the past two weeks of field training exercises to the distinguished visitors. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a continuation of the U.S. and Morocco’s long-standing relationship focused on security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Averi Coppa, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paratrooper receives a U.S. Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron patch from a 37th AS loadmaster, during Exercise African Lion 18, April 16, 2018 at Rabat Airfield, Morocco. African Lion is a combined multilateral exercise designed to improve mutual understanding of each nations' tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating the strong bond between the nations' militaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nesha Stanton, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Participants of Exercise African Lion 2018 demonstrate tactics, techniques, and procedures from the past two weeks of field training exercises to distinguished visitors in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26th, 2018. African Lion is an annually-scheduled joint training with participants from 15 countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Averi Coppa, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
African Lion 2018 wraps up in Morocco
Sergeant Samantha Miller, a dental technician and member of the Utah Army National Guard, takes a dental x-ray on a boy during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Photo by: Maj. Samantha Madsen, Kenitra Air Base, Morocco
Michigan National Guard works with partner nations, Liberia and Latvia
MONROVIA, Liberia --During a visit to the Linda Thomas Greenfield Preparatory School, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, was presented with a plaque in appreciation of his support to the Edward Binyah Kesselly facility and the families of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The children greeted him in their classrooms and showed him what they were learning. (Photo courtesy of Michigan National Guard)
Photo by: Courtesy of Michigan National Guard, Monrovia, Liberia
Niger Report Highlights Bravery of U.S. Troops, Notes Training, Planning Deficiencies
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karen, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media on the results of the investigation of the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger at Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm, Washington, D.C.
Niger Report Highlights Bravery of U.S. Troops, Notes Training, Planning Deficiencies
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karen, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media on the results of the investigation of the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger at Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm
Niger cover
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karen, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media on the results of the investigation of the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger at Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)
Niger Report Highlights Bravery of U.S. Troops, Notes Training, Planning Deficiencies
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Maj. Gen. Mark Camerer, director of logistics / J4, U.S. Africa Command addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, formerly known as Africa Logistics Forum, April 12, 2018, at the AU compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Union, in conjunction with U.S. Africa Command, hosted the event which included more than 80 attendees and logistical professionals from across 21 African countries, four European countries, Japan, and Brazil.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018; strategic lift.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -– The African Union, in conjunction with U.S. Africa Command, hosted Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, formerly known as Africa Logistics Forum, April 11-13, 2018, at the AU compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The event hosted more than 80 attendees, which included logistical professionals from across 21 African countries, four European countries, Japan, and Brazil.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018; strategic lift.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -– Attendees of Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, formerly known as Africa Logistics Forum, pose for a group photos, April 11, 2018, at the African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AU, in conjunction with U.S. Africa Command, hosted the symposium, April 11-13, 2018, at the AU compound.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
U.S. Army Sergeant Vincent Merriman, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, demonstrates a proper pushup for a Djiboutian soldier at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 19, 2018. U.S. service members have been training the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit.
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
A Djiboutian soldier provides security during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a newly formed Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training.
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
A Djiboutian soldier reacts to simulated contact during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training.
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti
