A sailor assigned to the USS Leyte Gulf shoots for a free-throw during a basketball game organized by service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The USS Leyte Gulf is currently forward deployed to the Gulf of Aden and made a scheduled port stop for maintenance and supplies; as well as conducted training exercises with the Djiboutian Navy. Sailors from the ship visited Camp Lemonier during a scheduled port call and participated in various camp activities. 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.