U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's (CJTF-HOA) East African Response Force (EARF), fire M240 weapons systems and practice bounding movements on Nov. 1, 2017, in Djibouti, Africa.
The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect American interests on the continent of Africa should any threats arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Piazza). Original public domain image from Flickr