U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Apache Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practiced waterborne capabilities using Zodiac boats in the Gulf of Aden, Oct. 15, 2021. The Soldiers learned the proper steps for maneuvering the rigid-hulled inflatable boats, and for recovering a flipped watercraft. Apache Company serves as the East Africa Response Force (EARF), which provides a combat-ready rapid deployment capability to support crisis operations in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)