U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Camp Lemonier, play basketball against service members from USS Leyte Gulf, April 10, 2009, during a visit to Camp Lemonier. During the scheduled port stop, USS Leyte Gulf service members participated in numerous camp activities as well as conducted training with the Djiboutian Navy. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. 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.