For years we at TFB have been running our Photo Of The Day. It’s not a photo competition, it’s all about finding and sharing excellent pictures and giving the photographer credit for his or her great work. Today we visit Djibouti City in – you guessed it – Djibouti. We’re looking at Djiboutian soldiers with the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army elite military force as they practice tactical reloading with their AKs.

Training hand-to-hand combat.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment (1-181 In), Charlie Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), teach Close Quarters Battle (CQB) tactics to the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army elite military force, near Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 26, 2019. CJTF-HOA service members teach proper weapons handling and tactics to the RIB to enhance security and stability in East Africa.

All photos by U.S. Air Force, photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez.