Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal 1st Class Mark Balliet, an EOD technician with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), explains counter-IED tactics to a group of Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers at the Peace Support Operations Training Center-Singo in Kakola, Uganda, June 24, 2013. Balliet and Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Africa recently completed a logistics focused engagement with UPDF soldiers who will deploy to Somalia later this year. Since deploying in January, Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa has trained more
Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal 1st Class Mark Balliet, an EOD technician with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), explains counter-IED tactics to a group of Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers at the Peace Support Operations Training Center-Singo in Kakola, Uganda, June 24, 2013. Balliet and Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Africa recently completed a logistics focused engagement with UPDF soldiers who will deploy to Somalia later this year. Since deploying in January, Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa has trained more than 800 African service members, including 310 UPDF soldiers. ( Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Andrew Bolla/Released) Marines, Sailors complete training in Uganda 130624-M-WH399-040
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