171024-N-TI567-007 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Oct. 24, 2017) International students participating in the Lake Chad Basin Initiative at the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School and Patrol Craft Officer Riverine instructors prepare to launch flat bottom mud-boats in the Pearl River at the John C Stennis Space Center. Students representing Chad, Niger and Cameroon are enrolled in the inaugural Lake Chad Basin iteration, focusing on combatting trans-regional terrorism threats and furthering interoperability between partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Angela Fry/Released)