CJTF-HOA Photo

By CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

December 8, 2010

DIRE DAWA, Ethiopia - Members of the Gugure clan look on as U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald E. Booth pumps water from a new well dedicated in the Adiga Falima area of Dire Dawa, November 29, 2010. Members of the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB-7) completed the well June 14. This is the first of seven hand-pump-operated wells the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) committed to drill in the Dire Dawa region. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Sheri Carter)

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Ethiopia, U.S. Partner for Veterinarian Project

HIRA, Ethiopia (Oct 24, 2012) - Ethiopian animal health assistant Abrahim Eliyas takes notes during the classroom portion of a veterinary civic action program (VETCAP) Oct. 24, 2012, in Hirna, Ethiopia. VETCAPs strengthen the capabilities of community-based animal health workers, ensure livestock health, enhance economic stability and develop trust and confidence with partner nations. The 448th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, partnered with the Ethiopian government to conduct the VETCAP. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sergeant Donald R. Allen)

October 31, 2012

Situated in the highlands overlooking Ethiopia's Rift Valley, the town of Hirna was the site of a Veterinary Civic Action Program Oct. 22-28, where district animal health workers received continuing veterinary education and local farmers' cattle, sheep, and goats were examined, treated, and vaccinated against disease.

The VETCAP was organized as a partnership between the Ethiopian Food, Medicine, and Health Authority, Oromia Province veterinary professionals, and the U.S. Army&#

U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion Conducts VETCAP in Ethiopia

BABILE, Ethiopia (June 6, 2012) - Dr. Muhammed Ousman, Babile public veterinarian, shows a camel market to U.S. Army 490th Civil Affairs Battalion members here May 24. Members of the U.S. Army 490th CA BN, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participated in a Veterinary Civic Action Program here May 21 - June 1 to help strengthen the capabilities of the community animal health workers, ensure livestock health, enhance agriculture and economic stability, and develop trust and confidence with this CJTF-HOA partner nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lael Huss)

June 4, 2012

Partnering with Babile's veterinarian team, members of the U.S. Army 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participated in a Veterinary Civil Action Program here May 21 - June 1.

The VETCAP's mission is to strengthen capabilities of community animal health workers, ensure livestock health, enhance agriculture and economic stability, and develop trust and confidence with this CJTF-HOA partner nation.

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International Racers, U.S. Personnel Run in Djibouti Semi-Marathon

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (March 2, 2012) - Runners from the Djiboutian Armed Forces hoist a banner while walking to the starting line before the 16th Annual Djibouti International Semi-Marathon here March 2. More than 40 U.S. service members and civilians from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, ran alongside 800 other international runners during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Ryan Labadens)

March 6, 2012

Runners from various nations and more than 40 U.S. military members and civilians from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, raced through the streets here during the 16th Annual Djibouti International Semi-Marathon March 2.

Almost 800 runners from several African nations, such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti, crowded the starting line along with racers from France, Germany, Japan and the U.S.

U.S. Army Major Thomas Hammell, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa plans officer, organized

Ethiopian Nurses Practice EMT Skills with CJTF-HOA

DIRE DAWA, Ethiopia - Nurses of Dil Chora Hospital practice patient assessment and care on U.S. Army Sergeantt Julie Vosilus, 418th Civil Affairs (CA), Charlie Company, Combined Joint Task Force â Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during the first week-long emergency medical technician (EMT) course, October 15, 2010. The course is a partnership between Dil Chora, soldiers of the U.S. Army 418th CA, Charlie Company, and Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB 7). The course included basic life saving skills, blood and shock management, patient movement, respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies as well as hands-on practice of cardiovascular pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kat McDowell)

October 25, 2010

Nurses of the Dil Chora Hospital in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, attended the first week-long emergency medical technician (EMT) course, October 15, 2010.

The course is a partnership between Dr. Manyazewal Dessie, senior orthopedic surgeon at Dil Chora Hospital, soldiers of the U.S. Army 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, Charlie Company, and Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB 7).

The curriculum for the 23 students, approved by the hospital to meet their standards, consist

Return to Shinile: Nursing Students and U.S. Army Functional Specialty Team Distribute Medications

HARREY, Ethiopia - Major Brad Franklin, U.S. Army Functional Specialty Team (Fx SP) nurse practitioner, counts children as nursing students of Dire Dawa Arts Medical College distribute deworming medications, October 14, 2010. The nursing students, with assistance from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion Fx SP, Combined Joint Task Force â Horn of Africa, administered medications to more than 900 children in seven villages in the Shinile Zone (Woreda) of Dire Dawa. Medications were tailored to the results of parasitological testing of samples that were collected from children in the area during the first phase of the Shinile MEDCAP. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kathrine McDowell)