Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct water jumps into the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Exercise Bull Shark is a joint training between U.S. service members and European Union Naval Force to conduct crisis response and personnel recovery training to reinforce combat capabilities and partnership interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zach Levi, Joint Personnel Recovery Center Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape operations noncommissioned officer in charge, recovers a prop cargo package in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Exercise Bull Shark is a joint training between U.S. and European Union Naval Force service members to conduct crisis response and personnel recovery training in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron advance towards a simulated patient requiring rescue in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. For three months leading up to the biannual exercise, Camp Lemonnier’s Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 11 sailors conducted joint training with the Djiboutian Navy and Coast Guard to hone their navigation, rescue and casualty care skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct water jumps into the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Exercise Bull Shark simulated multiple personnel recovery scenarios in water and on land under simulated fire, allowing for the coordination of land, sea and air components from multiple U.S. military branches and the Djiboutian Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron remove their jump gear after conducting water jumps into the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Hosted by Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Bull Shark is a biannual exercise that tests water rescue teams on their ability to extract an injured person from the water in a hostile environment and transport the casualty to a higher echelon of care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zach Levi, Joint Personnel Recovery Center Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) operations noncommissioned officer in charge, searches for an inbound aircraft with pararescuemen called in for a simulated rescue in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. The annual Bull Shark Exercise builds upon the pre-existing bond between the U.S. and its partners, while also providing participants the ability to test the skills and capabilities of their water rescue teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. and Djiboutian military vessels arrive at their designated locations to kick-off Exercise Bull Shark in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Exercises like Bull Shark, held with Djiboutian Navy and Coast Guard partners, enhance maritime security and strengthen ties between the U.S., Djibouti and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

A U.S. Air Force special operator establishes communications with his team during Exercise Bull Shark in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Hosted by Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Bull Shark is a biannual exercise that tests water rescue teams on their ability to extract an injured person from the water in a hostile environment and transport the casualty to a higher echelon of care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark

U.S. and Djiboutian military vessels surround U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron as they reach their target boat during Exercise Bull Shark in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 27, 2023. Bull Shark, hosted by Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is a biannual exercise which tests the skills and capabilities of water rescue teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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Air Force members from the 449th Air Expeditionary Group participated with sister services and regional allies during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 27, 2023.

Bull Shark, hosted by Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti, is a biannual exercise which tests the skills and capabilities of water rescue teams.

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