U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Rodney Hicks, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa dribbles down the court, April 10, 2009, during a basketball game held against U.S. service members assigned to the USS Leyte Gulf. USS Leyte Gulf service members visited Camp Lemonier during a scheduled port call in Djibouti. USS Leyte Gulf is currently at sea to the Gulf of Aden conducted training exercises with the Djiboutian Navy while in port. 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.