070226-F-8043B-216 -- CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti March 10, 2007 - Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer A. Brooks, civil affairs specialist, explains the use of a thermometer to a group of animal health workers as part of a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Veterinary Civic Action Project on the small island of Socotra. The objective of the project was to teach women on the island basic animal husbandry techniques. Those learned skills will be used to improve the country's overall livestock health and productivity, as well as educate others villagers. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit
070226-F-8043B-216 -- CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti March 10, 2007 - Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer A. Brooks, civil affairs specialist, explains the use of a thermometer to a group of animal health workers as part of a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Veterinary Civic Action Project on the small island of Socotra. The objective of the project was to teach women on the island basic animal husbandry techniques. Those learned skills will be used to improve the country's overall livestock health and productivity, as well as educate others villagers. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit of United States Central Command. The organization's mission is to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect Coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism. More than 1,500 people from each branch of the military, civilian employees, Coalition forces and Partner nations make up the organization. The area of responsibility for CJTF-HOA includes the countries of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Tech. Sgt. Carrie Bernard
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