A thank you to our Armed Service Men and women

Cpl. David A. Claypool, a field radio operator with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, scans the horizon for potential targets before ordering his Marines forward during a fire a movement exercise at Range TC-11 Dec. 26. 3rd LAAD is a part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission, which is to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism.