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    U.S. Marines Train With French Navy Commandos

    CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI

    06.03.2009

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn Price 

    Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

    French Navy Commando Service-members load a Rigging Alternate Method Zodiac into a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 CH-53E helicopter prior to a helocast joint training mission in the Gulf of Aden, June 3, 2009. The helocast mission comprised of dropping a Rigging Alternate Method Zodiac out the back of the CH-53E over the Gulf of Aden, followed by the French Navy Commando team members. The service members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability.

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    Date Taken: 06.03.2009
    Date Posted: 06.08.2009 03:16
    Photo ID: 178018
    VIRIN: 090603-F-7426P-030
    Resolution: 3549x2503
    Size: 6.28 MB
    Location: CAMP LEMONNIER, DJ

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