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    US, UK team up, prepare Burundi soldiers for civil affairs in Somalia [Image 5 of 7]

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    A group of military personnel are gathered outdoors in a grassy area near red brick buildings and large trees. The scene appears to depict a training or briefing session, with two individuals in US military camouflage uniforms interacting with a larger group wearing different camouflage uniforms, likely from an African nation. Water bottles are visible on the ground, suggesting an extended outdoor activity.

    BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI

    03.20.2014

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross 

    Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

    U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Lucas Velmer, center, talks with Burundi National Defense Force soldiers during a key leader engagement scenario portion of a 10-day civil-military co-operation course (CIMIC) course in Bujumbura, Burundi, March 20, 2014. Members of the U.S. Army and British army instructed the CIMIC course for 35 BNDF soldiers. The soldiers are preparing for a deployment to Somalia, in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia, a regional peacekeeping mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross)

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    Date Taken: 03.20.2014
    Date Posted: 04.04.2014 07:15
    Photo ID: 1222564
    VIRIN: 140320-F-CU844-069
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 1.68 MB
    Location: BUJUMBURA, BI
    Web Views: 40
    Downloads: 1

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    A military training or briefing session is taking place in a simple classroom setting, likely in sub-Saharan Africa. Approximately 15-20 soldiers in camouflage uniforms are seated on wooden benches facing a projection screen at the front of the room. Two or three instructors, including at least one individual in civilian or different military attire, are conducting the presentation.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are seated in a classroom-style setting, engaged in a training or educational session. The foreground soldier is actively writing on a notepad with a blue pen, while others in the background are similarly holding notepads. The setting appears to be a basic military training facility with wooden benches and yellow-painted walls.
    A Western military advisor in MultiCam/MTP camouflage uniform is engaged in a briefing or discussion with several African military personnel wearing camouflage uniforms and berets of varying colors (green, red, black). A civilian interpreter or liaison in a polo shirt is also present. The setting appears to be an outdoor compound or military installation with trees and a concrete structure visible in the background.
    The image shows a group of African military personnel in camouflage uniforms marching or walking in formation across an open dirt area shaded by large trees. A single soldier in US Army ACU (Army Combat Uniform) pattern stands to the left, observing the group. The setting appears to be a military training facility or base, likely in sub-Saharan Africa.
    A group of military personnel are gathered outdoors in a grassy area near red brick buildings and large trees. The scene appears to depict a training or briefing session, with two individuals in US military camouflage uniforms interacting with a larger group wearing different camouflage uniforms, likely from an African nation. Water bottles are visible on the ground, suggesting an extended outdoor activity.
    Two military personnel are reviewing documents at a table near a window. One soldier wears U.S. Army ACU (Army Combat Uniform) with a name tape reading 'GREEN' and a U.S. flag patch, while the other wears a MultiCam/MTP camouflage uniform suggesting a different military branch or allied nation. They appear to be engaged in an administrative or coordination task at what appears to be a military installation.
    A military training or briefing session appears to be taking place in a classroom-style setting. A US Army soldier in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) is pointing at a large whiteboard/chart while interacting with two individuals, one wearing civilian clothes with what appears to be a Burundian flag emblem and another in camouflage uniform with a red beret. In the background, additional military personnel in various uniforms are seated or standing, suggesting a multinational military training exercise.

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    British army
    CIMIC
    Burundi
    AMISOM
    African Union Mission in Somalia
    Burundi National Defense Force
    soldier
    U.S. Army
    civil affairs
    U.K.

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