090410-F-7426P-183 - Camp Lemonier, Djibouti- A sailor assigned to the USS Leyte Gulf (CG55) shoots for a free throw during a basketball game organized by service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The USS Leyte Gulf (CG55) is currently forward deployed to the Gulf of Aden and made a scheduled port stop for maintenance and supplies; as well as conducted training exercises with the Djiboutian Navy. Sailors from the ship visited Camp Lemonier during a scheduled port call and participated in various camp activities. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquar


090410-F-7426P-183 - Camp Lemonier, Djibouti- A sailor assigned to the USS Leyte Gulf (CG55) shoots for a free throw during a basketball game organized by service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The USS Leyte Gulf (CG55) is currently forward deployed to the Gulf of Aden and made a scheduled port stop for maintenance and supplies; as well as conducted training exercises with the Djiboutian Navy. Sailors from the ship visited Camp Lemonier during a scheduled port call and participated in various camp activities. 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. Technical Sgt. Dawn M. Price/released)


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