Young students from the primary school in Chabellier, Djibouti, wash their hands at the handwashing basin prior to their afternoon meal, April 22, during a visit from the 414th Civil Affairs Team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. The 414th Civil Affairs company, CJTF-HOA interact with various villages and local key leaders in order to foster better understanding and communication while building relationships that allow CJTF-HOA forces to partner with the host nation. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violen


Young students from the primary school in Chabellier, Djibouti, wash their hands at the handwashing basin prior to their afternoon meal, April 22, during a visit from the 414th Civil Affairs Team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. The 414th Civil Affairs company, CJTF-HOA interact with various villages and local key leaders in order to foster better understanding and communication while building relationships that allow CJTF-HOA forces to partner with the host nation. The service members of CJTF-HOA, 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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