The U.S. Navy Maritime Civil Affairs Team 205 was invited to participate in the Kenyan Independence Day celebration in Lamu, Kenya, December 12, 2011.

Locals, dignitaries and Djiboutian and U.S. service members gathered at Camp Harbi, December 29, to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the Alo Aska Library, which is located near the camp in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti.

U.S. Africa Command's Counternarcotics and Law Enforcement Assistance Division (CN) provides about $20 million in annual assistance to African partner nations to help improve their capacity to combat transnational narcotics trafficking.

As the early morning sun rose above the rocky mountain peaks, January 3, its bright rays reflected off the white eco-dome being constructed in the remote village of Karabti San, Djibouti.

U.S. Army Specialist Tiffany Larriba held her hands in front of her, fingers closed, as children from Karabti San, Djibouti, waited in eager anticipation, January 3, 2012.

As the early morning sun rose above the rocky mountain peaks, 3 January 2012, its bright rays reflected off the white eco-dome being constructed in the remote village of Karabti San, Djibouti.

U.S. Army Specialist Tiffany Larriba held her hands in front of her, fingers closed, as children from Karabti San, Djibouti, waited in eager anticipation, January 3.

Two U.S. Army Africa chaplains traveled to Bujumbura, Burundi in December 2011 to lead a five-day training symposium in partnership with Burundi Ministry of Defense medical providers and chaplains to develop strategies to reduce adverse

Editor's Note: During a recent trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country's capitol as he travelled to Negele Borena by car. Negele Borena is the site of the only bridge