U.S. Army Capt. Michael Volk, a civil affairs officer,

U.S. Army Capt. Michael Volk, a civil affairs officer, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, gives opening remarks during the first-ever English Discussion Group (EDG) in the neighborhood of Balbala, with more than 40 Djiboutian students Nov. 29, 2018. The EDG serves as a "language laboratory" in which students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through relationship building and information exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)