SSgt. Corban Lundborg serves in the Air Force Reserve as a Combat Photojournalist, assigned to the 4th Combat Camera Squadron. Corban was deployed with a team to East Africa for 8-months to document combat operations, training and historical events happening around the continent. 

The combat camera team's success was felt around the world. The team's work was recognized with dozens of awards from within and outside the military. They covered a humanitarian crisis, combat operations and civil affairs missions across the continent. The releasable imagery was viewed by millions. The imagery enhanced partner nation capacity, promoted regional stability and documented historic events. 

Pictured above is SSgt. Lundborg in East Africa on assignment. When not in uniform, Corban lives in Los Angeles and works as a fine artist and creative director. Corban works to incorporate his creative eye and love for storytelling into military documentation. 

U.S. Airmen deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of

Africa perform casualty evacuation mission rehearsals in East Africa, Nov. 30, 2018. CJTF-HOA is a multinational effort to conduct 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 Force Photo by SSgt Corban D. Lundborg)

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), rides in an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter during range training conducted in East Africa, Feb. 9, 2019. CJTF-HOA is a multinational effort to conduct 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 Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Corban D. Lundborg)

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), exit a combat rubber raiding craft during a maritime mission rehearsal conducted off the coast of Djibouti, Nov. 16, 2018. CJTF-HOA is a multinational effort to conduct 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 Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Corban D. Lundborg)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Viper Company, 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), with the East Africa Response Force (EARF), prepare to load a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, after a personnel recovery training exercise at the Grand Bara desert, Djibouti, Dec. 6, 2018. The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect American interests on the African continent should any threats arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Roderick, left, and other Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, report for a meeting at a cooperative security location in Libreville, Gabon, Jan. 4, 2019. The EARF provides a broad range of rapidly deployable military capabilities to protect American interests on the African continent should any threat arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, play cards at a cooperative security location in Libreville, Gabon, Jan. 15, 2019. The EARF provides a broad range of rapidly deployable military capabilities to protect American interests on the African continent should any threat arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

U.S. Army Spc. Chad Dreibelbis, assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, sings the 101st Airborne Division song during a mission readiness drill in Libreville, Gabon, Jan. 17, 2019. The EARF provides a broad range of rapidly deployable military capabilities to protect American interests on the African continent should any threat arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment (1-141 IN), Texas Army National Guard, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct tactics training in Djibouti, Jan. 29, 2019. The mission of the 1-141 IN is to rapidly deploy in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, and to contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa by providing security force assistance and fostering the capabilities of partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Combat Camera, stands for a self-portrait after night vision training conducted at the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Dec. 14, 2018. The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect American interests on the African continent should any threats arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, secure cargo on a flatbed truck during a mission readiness drill in Libreville, Gabon, Jan. 17, 2019. The EARF provides a broad range of rapidly deployable military capabilities to protect American interests on the African continent should any threat arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corban Lundborg)