Army Sgt. Able Ballejo (right), assigned to 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bayonet, attached to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), trades patches with a French marine after the graduation ceremony of a French Desert Commando Course near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 7, 2017. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA participated in the 12-day course, in which they learned the fundamentals of desert combat, survival, and troop movements while also bridging language and cultural barriers between French and American troops. ( Air Force photo by Staff

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Army Sgt. Able Ballejo (right), assigned to 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bayonet, attached to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), trades patches with a French marine after the graduation ceremony of a French Desert Commando Course near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 7, 2017. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA participated in the 12-day course, in which they learned the fundamentals of desert combat, survival, and troop movements while also bridging language and cultural barriers between French and American troops. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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