A mock casualty receives a needle chest decompression
A mock casualty receives a needle chest decompression from a Rwanda Defense Force soldier during a battlefield medical assessment Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The RDF soldiers particip... More
Capt. Lausanne Nsengiyumva, officer with the Rwandan
Capt. Lausanne Nsengiyumva, officer with the Rwandan Defense Force, speaks to local media following the “Women in Peacekeeping” panel during the Shared Accord exercise 2018, Gako, Rwanda, Aug. 22, 2018. The pan... More
People traveling through one of Rwanda’s border posts
People traveling through one of Rwanda’s border posts have their temperatures taken in Gisenyi, Rwanda, Feb. 19, 2020. Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s 411th Civil Affairs Battalion (CA), s... More
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers apply a pressure bandage
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers apply a pressure bandage to a simulated casualty Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The RDF soldiers participated in a two-week medical course, taught by U.S. A... More
Members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s
Members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s 411th Civil Affairs Battalion (CA), partnered with members of the Rwandan Defense Force to perform an assessment of border posts in Gisenyi, Rwanda, Feb. ... More
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers carry mock casualties
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers carry mock casualties from an ambush site during a medical exercise Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The exercise, part of a two-week medical course, tested t... More
Rwanda Defense Force noncommissioned officers use a
Rwanda Defense Force noncommissioned officers use a compass to gather direction and heading during a land navigation portion of their NCO leadership training Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwand... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Mitcavish, Combined Joint
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Mitcavish, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs specialist, discusses essential tasks for Civil-Military Cooperation officers Feb. 3, 2016, at Rwanda Defense Force hea... More
A Rwanda Defense Force soldier calls in a 9-line report
A Rwanda Defense Force soldier calls in a 9-line report to request a medical evacuation, while Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, observes during a medical exercise Sept. 9,... More
U.S. Army Capt. Morgan Shepard, Combined Joint Task
U.S. Army Capt. Morgan Shepard, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Public Information officer, listens as Rwanda Defense Force Army Capt. Edouard Turatsinze, Ministry of Defense Public Relations and Commu... More
A Rwanda Defense Force captain demonstrates how to
A Rwanda Defense Force captain demonstrates how to use a compass to achieve heading and direction during the navigation skills portion of a Rwandan noncommissioned officer leadership course Sept. 8, 2016, at th... More
U.S. Army Capt. Morgan Shepard, Combined Joint Task
U.S. Army Capt. Morgan Shepard, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Public Information officer, listens as Rwanda Defense Force Army Capt. Edouard Turatsinze, Ministry of Defense Public Relations and Commu... More
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers hold up tourniquets before
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers hold up tourniquets before self-applying them during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Fo... More
A Rwanda Defense Force captain and U.S. Army 1st Sgt.
A Rwanda Defense Force captain and U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jason Krenta, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, review and make changes to a map in preparation for practical land navigation training Sept. 8, 2016, ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Isabella Kulacz, 1st Battalion, 124th
U.S. Army Sgt. Isabella Kulacz, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, instructs Rwanda Defense Force soldiers on controlling the airway during a two-week medical course Sept. 8, 2016, at Rwanda Military... More
U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Cadena, 1st Battalion, 161st
U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Cadena, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Kansas Army National Guard, discusses task organization with a Rwanda Defense Force company commander during a break after class at the Gako Mi... More
A Rwanda Defense Force noncommissioned officer takes
A Rwanda Defense Force noncommissioned officer takes notes during the patrolling portion of a NCO leadership course Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. Members of 1st Battalion, 124th Infantr... More
Capt. Lausanne Nsengiyumva, officer with the Rwandan
Capt. Lausanne Nsengiyumva, officer with the Rwandan Defense Force, speaks to local media following the “Women in Peacekeeping” panel during the Shared Accord exercise 2018, Gako, Rwanda, Aug. 22, 2018. The pan... More
Representatives from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn
Representatives from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Army civil affairs battalion and information operations office sign a guest book at the Rwanda Peace Academy Feb. 4, 2016, in Musanze, Rwanda. R... More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jason Krenta, 1st Battalion, 124th
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jason Krenta, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, shows Rwanda Defense Force soldiers how to use a protractor and a map to plot grid coordinates Sept. 8, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Acad... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, shows a Rwanda Defense Force soldier where to look for a pulse to check the vitality of a mock casualty during a two-week medical cou... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin Ronning, 1st Battalion 161st
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin Ronning, 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery Kansas Army National Guard, assists the Rwanda Defense Force team leaders by giving them guidance during a trust-building exercise at the ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Gordon, Combined Joint
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Gordon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa civil affairs specialist, discusses civil affairs pre-deployment training tasks Feb. 3, 2016, at Rwanda Defence Force headquarte... More
Medical professionals from Rwanda brief members of
Medical professionals from Rwanda brief members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s 411th Civil Affairs Battalion (CA) and Functional Specialty Teams (FXST), about Rwanda’s capabilities to treat patie... More
A Rwanda Defense Force Soldier applies a bandage to
A Rwanda Defense Force Soldier applies a bandage to a simulated-wounded casualty during a medical training exercise Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The exercise, part of a two-week medica... More
Rwanda Defense Force Army Capt. Edouard Turatsinze,
Rwanda Defense Force Army Capt. Edouard Turatsinze, Ministry of Defense Public Relations and Communications officer, reads from a list of essential tasks for Civil-Military Cooperation officers Feb. 3, 2016, at... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Mitcavish, Combined Joint
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Mitcavish, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs specialist, discusses essential tasks for Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) officers Feb. 3, 2016, at Rwanda Defense F... More
U.S. Army Capt. Morgan Shepard, Combined Joint Task
U.S. Army Capt. Morgan Shepard, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Public Information officer, discusses civil military operations and the roles of Public Affairs and Public Information Officers, Feb. 2, ... More