A desert combat training instructor with the 5th French Marine Regiment prepares a pot of tea during a desert combat training course which began May 31, 2011, in the Bour Ougoul training area in Djibouti. The 10-day course provided nearly 120 French and 40 U.S. service members with a basic knowledge of field tactics and survival techniques to use in a desert environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)