U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eliot Fiaschi takes a moment to brush his partner "Meky's" teeth during a break, April 23, while on duty at the Djibouti Pier. Fiaschi and his partner Meky are assigned to the Military Working Dog Unit, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonier. Fiaschi and Meky are one of the MWD teams which stands duty at the Port of Djibouti inspecting ships, tugboats and piers for possible explosives/narcotics as well as routine security patrols. 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.