Abdulhalim Rijaal, U.S. Department of State program manager for East Africa, discusses challenges, lessons learned and strategies with African Union Mission to Somalia members during the Public Information Officer’s Conference in Djibouti, Aug. 3, 2016. Public information officers attended the conference in Djibouti from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
A Senegalese soldier provides security during a squad-level exercise July 13, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 2016. ART 2016 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live fire events. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Inf. Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Inf. Division and the Senegalese Army's 1st Paratrooper Battalion rehearse mortar crew drills July 12, in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 2016. ART 2016 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live fire events. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Craig Philbrick/Released)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Mac Broich, an instructor with the Vermont Army National Guard’s Regional Training Institute, observes rounds for a soldier from the Senegalese Army’s 1st Paratrooper Battalion at a range July 13, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 2016. ART 2016 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live fire events. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Craig Philbrick/Released)
U.S. ROTC cadets train with Djiboutian army cadets
4:39 PM8/1/2016
U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets watch as a Djiboutian Army weapons instructor teaches them how to safely field strip an AK-47 at the Djiboutian Army Academy in Arta, Djibouti, July 25, 2016. After the cadets learned the fundamentals, they competed with each other to see who could field strip the weapon quickest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
A Senegalese soldier with 1st Paratrooper Battalion carries an 81mm mortar tube during a patrol July 22, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 16. ART16 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live-fire events. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt)
A Senegalese soldier with 1st Paratrooper Battalion carries an 81mm mortar tube during a patrol July 22, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 16. ART16 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live-fire events. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt)
CJTF-HOA shares communications best practices with Burundi National Defense Force
11:01 AM7/27/2016
Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers work together to install their African Data Sharing Network terminal. Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa communications Soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their satellite terminal, June 8 – 17, 2016. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt/Released)
CJTF-HOA shares communications best practices with Burundi National Defense Force
10:58 AM7/27/2016
Burundian National Defense Force Soldiers work together to install their African Data Sharing Network terminal June 8-17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi. Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa communication Soldiers led a sharing of best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their ADSN satellite terminal. The ADSN communication package provides a dynamic intelligence sharing platform for the African Union Mission in Somalia’s troop contributing countries. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Justin R. Klatt/Released)