Petty Officer 2nd Class Dennis Harris, equipment operator, teaches Comoros fishermen compass navigation during a water survival, navigation, and signaling course conducted by Maritime Civil Affairs Team March 24. The San Diego-based MCAT 106, currently assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, shares responsibility for several similar projects in the region. 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.