English: Students attend a Field Sanitation Team Training (FSTT) course in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, to learn the proper use of a wet bulb-globe temperature kit in order to determine the appropriate hydration requirements and work-rest cycle for troops operating in high temperatures. Injuries such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are a serious threat to military personnel operating in warm climates, and one of many topics covered by the FSTT course in order to mitigate disease and non-battle related injury at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a multinational effort to conduct theater security cooperation, combat violent extremism and enable freedom of movement within East Africa in order to defend U.S. interests and support aligned regional efforts. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Unit: Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

DVIDS Tags: hydration; students; military; CJTF-HOA; Field Sanitation; WBGT; FSTT; DNBI; wet bulb-globe temperature; helath; work-rest cycle