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11:15 AM4/11/2018

Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pack school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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11:15 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan Vela, left, and 1st Lt. Aidan Dietz, right, both with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), present a portable manual pencil sharpener mounted to a hand-made board engraved with their unit logo to Amin Houssein, a teacher in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugee students in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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10:22 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Navy Seabee Builder 2nd Class (BU2) Kenneth Carey, with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hands out sandals to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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10:17 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Navy Seabee Construction Electrician 2nd Class (CE2) Crystal Dominguez, with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hand out sandals to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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9:20 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan Vela, platoon sergeant with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), selects school supplies to put into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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9:20 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Aidan Dietz, with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hands a backpack filled with school supplies a Somali child in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugee students in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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9:20 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Army Soldiers with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) put school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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9:20 AM4/11/2018

U.S. Army Soldiers with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) put school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference

AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference

AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference

12:41 PM3/5/2018

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, and Brig. Gen. Abdiwahab Abdullahi Omar, Somali Director of Military Intelligence, pose for a photo during the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference Feb. 21, 2018 in Stuttgart Germany.

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Somali maritime police hone skills in Djibouti during Cutlass Express 18

Somali maritime police hone skills in Djibouti during Cutlass Express 18

Somali maritime police hone skills in Djibouti during Cutlass Express 18

3:06 PM2/20/2018

Mohamed Moalin Hassan, state minister for the ministry of internal security, Federal Government of Somalia, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Allyson Manners / Released)

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Somali Maritime Police Hone Skills During Cutlass Express

Somali Maritime Police Hone Skills During Cutlass Express

Somali Maritime Police Hone Skills During Cutlass Express

3:02 PM2/20/2018

Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe and the United States as well as several international organizations, completed the seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express, Feb. 7, 2018.

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Aug. 25 civilian casualty allegation assessment results released

Aug. 25 civilian casualty allegation assessment results released

Aug. 25 civilian casualty allegation assessment results released

7:06 PM11/29/2017

After a thorough assessment of the Somali National Army-led operation near Bariire, Somalia, on Aug. 25, 2017 and the associated allegations of civilian casualties, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF) has concluded that the only casualties were those of armed enemy combatants.

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Why the U.S. Military is in Somalia

Why the U.S. Military is in Somalia

Why the U.S. Military is in Somalia

1:36 PM11/29/2017

The U.S. response to the challenges in Somalia has been to work with the Federal Government and the Federal Member state administrations, in coordination with the African Union, the United Nations, and other partners working toward a common goal: to support Somali-led efforts to stabilize and rebuild their country along democratic and federal lines.

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Somali National Army Symposium 2017

Somali National Army Symposium 2017

Somali National Army Symposium 2017

4:23 PM1/25/2017

Leaders of the Somali National Army gather with international military and civilian officials for the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 11, 2017. More than 60 participants attended the two-day event, including representatives from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Somalia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Also in attendance, were representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union Training Mission, and the African Union Mission in Somalia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)

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Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

4:09 PM1/25/2017

Somali National Army Chief of Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammed Adan Ahmed, right, and Chief of Staff Col. Ahmed Mohammed, left, converse with African Union Mission in Somalia Col. Ali Noor during the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 12, 2017. The symposium is part of an ongoing international effort to aid security conditions throughout Somalia by fostering the growth and revitalization of the national military defense force, which disbanded following the collapse of the country’s central government in 1991. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)

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Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

4:08 PM1/25/2017

Leaders of the Somali National Army meet with international military and civilian officials to discuss the future of Somalia’s security at the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 11, 2017. More than 60 participants attended the two-day event, including representatives from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Somalia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Also in attendance, were representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union Training Mission, and the African Union Mission in Somalia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)

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Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

12:18 PM1/25/2017

Leaders meet for the 2017 Somali National Army Symposium

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U.S. self-defense strike in Somalia

U.S. self-defense strike in Somalia

U.S. self-defense strike in Somalia

10:18 AM1/10/2017

On Jan. 7, 2017, in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, Somali partner forces, African Union Mission in Somalia forces and U.S. advisors conducted a self-defense strike against al-Shabaab in Gaduud, Somalia.

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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Image

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Image

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Image

3:18 PM10/27/2015

Retired Ambassador David Kaeuper, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Somalia stands before the Somali flag during his tour of the Fusion Action Cell hive at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2015. The Ambassador toured Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s facilities and met with members to learn about the CJTF-HOA mission and its capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed/Released)

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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (4) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (4) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (4) of (6)

11:38 AM9/1/2015

Joyce Craig, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course instructor, right, works with a Uganda People’s Defense Force officer on how to plan Civil military cooperation activities at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from AMISOM contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters, and part of that training included organizing civil military operations to build support and confidence among the Somali people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

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