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Operation Able Dart

U.S. Army Sgt. Joey Cruz briefs his team on the day’s training events during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008. Cruz, assigned to the Guam National Guard's Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry Regiment (Light) are teaching counterterrorism tactics to Djiboutian army soldiers during the 10-week Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa mission.

Djiboutian army soldiers conduct a patrol during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

A Djiboutian army soldier low-crawls prior to attacking the opposing force during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

A Djiboutian army soldier conducts a patrol during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Sgt. Joey Toves draws in the desert floor as he briefs a platoon of Djiboutian army soldiers at Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, on March 4, 2008. Toves is assigned to the Guam Army National Guard's Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry Regiment (Light).

A Djiboutian army soldier carries a fellow soldier simulating an injury to safety during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

A Djiboutian army soldier provides security during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

Djiboutian army soldiers head out on patrol during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

Djiboutian army soldiers prepare to ambush simulated opposing forces during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Joaquin Castro simulates an attack on Djiboutian army soldiers during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008. Castro is assigned to the Guam Army National Guard's Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry Regiment (Light), which is teaching counterterrorism tactics to Djiboutian army soldiers.

Djiboutian army soldiers head back to camp during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Sgt. Joey Cruz briefs his team on the day’s training events during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 4, 2008. Cruz, assigned to the Guam National Guard's Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry Regiment (Light) are teaching counterterrorism tactics to Djiboutian army soldiers during the 10-week Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa mission.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock