A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the USS Leyte Gulf drives past Mr. Jeff Mayer, a contractor assigned to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, April 10, 2009, during a basketball game hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The USS Leyte Gulf currently forward deployed to the Gulf of Aden, made a scheduled port stop in Djibouti for maintenance and supplies; as well as conducted training with the Djiboutian Navy. During the visit to the camp; service member of the USS Leyte Gulf participated in numerous camp activities, to include visiting a Djibouti baby orphanage, playing a soccer game against the base soccer team and attending several joint barbecues. In return USS Leyte Gulf conducted tours and held a joint reception aboard their ship. 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.