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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lacy P’Pool, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Seabee of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, plays a hand-clapping game with a student while on break near the Seabees job site in the Arta Region, Djibouti, May 18, 2017. The nearly 10-person team is working to build both a medical clinic and bond with the regional people. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA Seabees build structures, bonds to help counter regional VEOs

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May 24, 2017 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lacy P’Pool, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Seabee of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, plays a hand-clapping game with a student while on break near the Seabees job site in the Arta Region, Djibouti, May 18, 2017. The nearly 10-person team is working to build both a medical clinic and bond with the regional people. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

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The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Religious Affairs staff join U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Chantel Sena-Diaz, senior enlisted leader of religious affairs for USAFRICOM to meet with members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in downtown Djibouti Jan. 30, 2017. The meeting was part of a week-long temporary duty assignment to Djibouti for exercise Cutlass Express 2017, during which Saifulislam and Sena-Diaz were able to engage with key Muslim leaders and local practitioners of the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Keeping the Faith

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February 14, 2017 Deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command engages with key leaders and local practitioners of the Islamic faith during a week-long temporary duty assignment to Djibouti, Africa to take part in USAFRICOM’s Cutlass Express 2017 exercise.

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Keeping the Faith

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February 14, 2017 The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Religious Affairs staff join U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Chantel Sena-Diaz, senior enlisted leader of religious affairs for USAFRICOM to meet with members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in downtown Djibouti Jan. 30, 2017. The meeting was part of a week-long temporary duty assignment to Djibouti for exercise Cutlass Express 2017, during which Saifulislam and Sena-Diaz were able to engage with key Muslim leaders and local practitioners of the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, describes Muslim life in America to Abdelkader Mohamed Humad, Sultan of Tadjoura during a visit to Tadjoura, Djibouti Jan. 30, 2017. The meeting was part of a week-long temporary duty assignment to Djibouti for exercise Cutlass Express 2017, during which Saifulislam was able to engage with key Muslim leaders and local practitioners of the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Keeping the Faith

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February 14, 2017 U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, describes Muslim life in America to Abdelkader Mohamed Humad, Sultan of Tadjoura during a visit to Tadjoura, Djibouti Jan. 30, 2017. The meeting was part of a week-long temporary duty assignment to Djibouti for exercise Cutlass Express 2017, during which Saifulislam was able to engage with key Muslim leaders and local practitioners of the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, describes his role as a Muslim American Imam in the U.S. military, during a meeting at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in downtown Djibouti Jan. 30, 2017. A native of Bangladesh, Saifulislam became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1995, was commissioned in 1999 as the first Muslim chaplain for the U.S. Marine Corp, and is currently one of only two Imam Chaplains in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Keeping the Faith

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February 14, 2017 U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, describes his role as a Muslim American Imam in the U.S. military, during a meeting at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in downtown Djibouti Jan. 30, 2017. A native of Bangladesh, Saifulislam became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1995, was commissioned in 1999 as the first Muslim chaplain for the U.S. Marine Corp, and is currently one of only two Imam Chaplains in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, speaks to Muslim civilian employees during the Friday sermon at Mariama Bin't Imran Mosque in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30, 2017. A native of Bangladesh, Saifulislam became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1995, was commissioned in 1999 as the first Muslim chaplain for the U.S. Marine Corp, and is currently one of only two Imam Chaplains in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Keeping the Faith

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February 14, 2017 U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, speaks to Muslim civilian employees during the Friday sermon at Mariama Bin't Imran Mosque in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 30, 2017. A native of Bangladesh, Saifulislam became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1995, was commissioned in 1999 as the first Muslim chaplain for the U.S. Marine Corp, and is currently one of only two Imam Chaplains in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

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Military members in a working group discuss Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance during the East Africa Security Synchronization Conference Jan. 21, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. More than 70 U.S. embassy representatives from each East African country and organizations including the African Union, U.S. Africa Command, and AFRICOM components attended the event to kick start the process of synchronizing and prioritizing all activities in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)

Security conference aligns military, political priorities for East Africa

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January 24, 2016 Military members in a working group discuss Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance during the East Africa Security Synchronization Conference Jan. 21, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. More than 70 U.S. embassy representatives from each East African country and organizations including the African Union, U.S. Africa Command, and AFRICOM components attended the event to kick start the process of synchronizing and prioritizing all activities in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)

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U.S. Navy Lt. Francis Okoli, a Catholic chaplain on Camp Lemonnier, and Bishop Giorgio Bertin, appointed bishop to Djibouti and an apostolic administrator for Somalia, conduct a Roman Catholic mass for Camp Lemonnier-stationed members and their Djiboutian counterparts inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, June 15, 2017.Three years after a terrorist attack in downtown Djibouti prompted the need for increased liberty restrictions here, Camp Lemonnier personnel are again attending religious services in downtown Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian Catholics reunite in show of faith, partnership

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June 19, 2017 Three years after a terrorist attack in downtown Djibouti prompted the need for increased liberty restrictions here, Camp Lemonnier personnel are again attending religious services in downtown Djibouti.

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A participant in a Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Memorial Day fitness challenge resets his stance to continue with pushups during the event held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2017. The event included two miles of running, 100 pullups, 200 pushups and 300 air squats with an option of wearing 20-pound body armor. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA, Camp honor fallen SEAL with unconventional Memorial Day practice

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May 29, 2017 Approximately 200 multinational military members and civilians commemorated Memorial Day by participating in a classic CrossFit challenge here, May 27.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Maggart, a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Seabee with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), uses a drill to help create manhole covers for the Djiboutian community at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 25, 2017. The U.S. Navy is one of multiple military and civilian entities here that directs its resources toward helping develop a stable East Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

Seabees of CJTF-HOA keep the mission moving with tools of the trade

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May 25, 2017 The U.S. Navy's Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE help keep Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and the local East African community progressing through their specialized skills.

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CJTF-HOA Seabees build structures, bonds to help counter regional VEOs

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May 24, 2017 The U.S. Navy's Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Seabees deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are working to construct a medical facility, while fostering friendly relationships with the Djiboutian people in the Arta Region.

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Lt. Cmdr. Nehkonti Adams, Navy Medicine Professional Development Center director, Bethesda, Md., introduces herself to the attendees if the Military Tropical Medicine Course held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 9-11, 2017. NMPDC is the hub for U.S. Navy medicine's health services, supporting professional development, training and education mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA medical provides link to multinational efforts against East African VEOs

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May 11, 2017 As Al-Shabaab continues using brutal measures in recruiting and combatant activities in East Africa, healthy U.S. personnel are critical in CJTF-HOA commander Brig. Gen. David J. Furness’s primary objective of organizing efforts against Somalia’s leading VEO. With CJTF-HOA’s interest in readying the Somali National Army, maintaining the physical wellbeing of U.S. and partner nations’ personnel is crucial.

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Petty Officer 1st Class Celeste Dunlap, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) command fitness leader, works with a CJTF-HOA assistant command fitness leader to review fitness scores at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 28, 2017. Commonly, command and assistant command fitness leaders in the U.S. wear unique physical training shirts to indicate their role. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA groups enhance fitness program, leaders through philanthropy

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May 5, 2017 Sometimes items commonly taken for granted become more significant in the deployed environment. Take, for example, a simple T-shirt. The U.S. Navy's assistant command fitness leaders at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, used tenacity and resolve to solve a shirt situation with the help of the professional military associations here.

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U.S. Navy Coastal Riverine Squadron 11 members are all smiles after receiving care packages for female service members, Dec. 17, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The Religious Affairs Office received 12 packages from the Mission Beach Women's Club in San Diego and distributed them to the service members in CRS 11. The CRS 11 Sailors patrol the local port to protect high-value-assets. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

Women from CRS 11 receive holiday care packages

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January 1, 2017 U.S. Navy Coastal Riverine Squadron 11 members are all smiles after receiving care packages for female service members, Dec. 17, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The Religious Affairs Office received 12 packages from the Mission Beach Women's Club in San Diego and distributed them to the service members in CRS 11. The CRS 11 Sailors patrol the local port to protect high-value-assets. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. William W. Wheeler, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, greets USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Sailor of the Year, Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Odea, from Lansing, Mich., during a tour aboard the amphibious assault ship. Makin Island is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin M. Langer)

Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group members receive visit from CJTF-HOA Deputy Commander

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December 19, 2016 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. William W. Wheeler, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, meets Sailors on the Makin Island’s underway quarterdeck during a tour aboard the amphibious assault ship. Makin Island is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin M. Langer)

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French Capt. Philippe, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), communicates with U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Adam Bartch, EOD Mobile Unit 6, Task Force Sparta, range safety officer, during range clearing operations on a range, Oct. 22, 2016, in Djibouti. During this operation, Navy and French EOD personnel worked bilaterally to safely clear their respective areas of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

Task Force Sparta members assist French Military with range clearance operations.

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October 27, 2016 DJIBOUTI -- U.S. Navy Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6, Task Force Sparta, assisted a French EOD team with range clearance operations, Oct. 22, 2016, at a range near Koron, Djibouti.

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Demolition Day

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October 4, 2016 U.S. Navy sailors from Task Force Sparta conduct a demolition day with Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers as part of Humanitarian Mine Action training.

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KENYA- Kenya Defense Force combat engineer soldiers and officers measure time fuse for timing calculations during demolition training taught by U.S. Navy Sailors from Task Force Sparta during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 19, at a training center in Kenya. Deliberate Kindle 2016 is taught by U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. It is a four-week Humanitarian Mine Action course designed to provide training in countering improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance, medical, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers, in preparation for future deployments with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Kenya Defense Forces practice explosive techniques during Deliberate Kindle 2016

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October 3, 2016 Approximately 53 Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers set off explosives with U.S. Navy Sailors from Task Force Sparta during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 19, at a training center in Kenya.

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Humanitarian Mine Action Medical Training

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October 1, 2016 Part of Humanitarian Mine Action training conducted by Navy EOD and one medic from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa focused on medical awareness training!

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Humanitarian Mine Action Training

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September 29, 2016 U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal and one medic from Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa conduct Humanitarian Mine Action training to Kenya Defense Forces soldiers.

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KENYA- Kenya Defense Forces combat engineer soldiers and officers complete a written test at the end of their second week of class during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 16, at a training center in Kenya. U.S. Navy Task Force Sparta explosive ordnance disposal technicians and a dive independent duty corpsman, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, provided counter-improvised explosive device, tactical combat medical care, and train-the-trainer skills to approximately 53 KDF soldiers and officers in preparation the KDF’s deployment with the African Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Task Force Sparta teaches Humanitarian Mine Action training to AMISOM Troop Contributing Country

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September 28, 2016 A team from Task Force Sparta, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is teaching lifesaving skills to Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) combat engineer soldiers and officers during Deliberate Kindle 2016, Sept. 5-30, at a training center in Kenya.

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MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Sailors from Task Force Sparta conduct training in how to counter improvised explosive devices for African Union Mission in Somalia troop contributing countries at the Joint Military Training Center, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The AMISOM soldiers learned how to effectively detect and combat IEDs to continue their efforts toward regional security and stability in Somalia. Task Force Sparta members are a part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which works to strengthen Eastern African partners in countering and neutralizing violent extremists in Somalia and the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

Counter-IED Training

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August 26, 2016 U.S. Navy Sailors from Task Force Sparta conduct training in how to counter improvised explosive devices for African Union Mission in Somalia troop contributing countries at the Joint Military Training Center, Aug. 25, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The AMISOM soldiers learned how to effectively detect and combat IEDs to continue their efforts toward regional security and stability in Somalia. Task Force Sparta members are a part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which works to strengthen Eastern African partners in countering and neutralizing violent extremists in Somalia and the region.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Tom Ross, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 heavy equipment operator, left, talks to Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Rivera, NMCB 22 heavy equipment operator during construction of a parking pad at a Djibouti airfield, July 28, 2016. During construction, land was flattened, gravel was laid evenly, flattened again and covered with water to increase density and reduce dust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)

Seabees complete air field parking pad construction

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August 11, 2016 U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 22 and 133 completed a logistics support area project at a nearby airfield July 28, 2016.

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DJIBOUTI, Djibouti- U.S. Army Private 1st Class David Betz, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Division rifleman and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Grell, Coastal Riverine Squadron Eight logistics specialist, both of whom are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, provide security while U.S. Navy SeaArk Dauntless patrol boats are collected from a pier, June 29, 2016, in Djibouti. The 1/124th Inf. Rgt, in coordination with the CRS-8, regularly secures the pier area while collecting and dropping off U.S. Navy patrol boats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)

U.S. Army, Navy protect assets in water and on land

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July 2, 2016 Coastal Riverine Squadron Eight, out of Naval Station Newport, R.I., assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, protects U.S. assets as they enter or leave Djibouti’s port.

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U.S. Army Spc. Kenneth Cook, of the East African Response Force, sits inside a U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules while awaiting transport during an EARF validation exercise, May 27, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa planned and executed the validation after 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Hurricane, from Miami, Fla., assumed responsibility of the EARF mission from 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Seminoles, who will return to Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

CJTF-HOA validates EARF mission

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June 3, 2016 CJTF-HOA planned and executed the validation after the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Hurricane, from Miami, Fla., assumed responsibility of the EARF mission from the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Seminoles, who will return to Orlando, Fla.

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A team of Djiboutian Army cadets patrol for roadside bombs during an improvised explosive device response training at Arta, Djibouti, May 18, 2016. The U.S. Navy-led course taught the cadets the fundamentals of patrolling and looking for signs of possible IEDs and what to do in case of a detonation or emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

Djiboutian cadets learn to counter roadside bombs, support African Union Mission to Somalia

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May 21, 2016 U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 taught a three-phase counter-IED course to the cadets - the fundamentals of patrolling, the signs of possible IEDs and what to do in case of a detonation.

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U.S. Navy Chaplain Capt. Travis Moger, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Office of Religious Affairs director, converses with a resident of Nyumba Ya Wazee, or House of the Elderly, May 9, 2016, at Nairobi, Kenya. Moger visited the elderly home to converse and pray with the residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

U.S. chaplains share blessings with the elderly

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May 15, 2016 While on a mission in Nairobi, Kenya, U.S. Navy chaplain and chaplain’s assistant went to Nyumba Ya Wazee, or Home of the Elderly, May, 9, 2016, to provide spiritual support, counsel, and a smiling face to the residents, while receiving blessings themselves.

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Participants from Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, and Djibouti stand in formation during the opening ceremony of exercise Cutlass Express 2016 at the Djibouti Navy Base, Djibouti, Feb. 1, 2016. More than 450 personnel from 18 countries coordinated at two locations for the fifth iteration of the maritime exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)

Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 bolsters maritime security

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February 9, 2016 Naval and Coast Guard personnel from across the globe joined together to train in waters off the Port of Djibouti, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, 2016, as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2016.

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Members of the Republic of Korea’s Navy demonstrate hand-to-hand combat skills aboard the Choi Young Destroyer Dec. 21, 2015, in Djibouti. Navy Capt. Sangmin An, ROK Naval Escort Task Group 20th commander, invited members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the inauguration of the Republic of Korea’s Navy and the ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea provides two foreign liaison officers who support the sharing of information and best practices between CJTF-HOA and the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)

ROK hosts coalition partners for inaugural anniversary

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December 24, 2015 Navy Capt. Sangmin An, ROK Naval Escort Task Group 20th commander, invited members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the inauguration of the Republic of Korea’s Navy and the ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Heather Wright, Army Command Element NCO in charge, sings the Navy song, Anchors Aweigh, during a pinning ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Wright was the only Army soldier to attend the Navy Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two at the camp, which teaches leadership skills to senior noncommissioned officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)

Navy Chiefs adopt Army soldier during training course

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September 28, 2015 Army Soldier completes Navy's Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two.

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Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti (Mar. 24, 2015) – U.S. Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB 14) pose with members of U.S. Army 47th Transportation Company and members of Forces Armee Djiboutienne (FAD) Construction Engineers in front of a D7 dozer that is now operational after the team assembled the blade and attachments. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-14 Detachment HOA is assigned to Camp Lemonnier in support of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Fredrick Garver)

Seabees Drive Equipment Training in Djibouti

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June 23, 2015 Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti – U.S. Navy Seabees of Combined Task Unit (CTU) 68.2.1, comprised of members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 14 and 11, Detachment Horn of Africa, participated in a U.S. Army-led Counterterrorism Logistics and Engineering training evolution with the Forces Armee Djiboutienne (FAD) Construction Engineer Unit from February to May 2015. The evolution was designed to build partnerships between coalition forces and the FAD, while increasing the FAD’s ability to support counterterrorism operations, defend local borders, and conduct resupply missions to Somalia.

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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian Catholics reunite in show of faith, partnership

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June 19, 2017 U.S. Navy Lt. Francis Okoli, a Catholic chaplain on Camp Lemonnier, and Bishop Giorgio Bertin, appointed bishop to Djibouti and an apostolic administrator for Somalia, conduct a Roman Catholic mass for Camp Lemonnier-stationed members and their Djiboutian counterparts inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, June 15, 2017.Three years after a terrorist attack in downtown Djibouti prompted the need for increased liberty restrictions here, Camp Lemonnier personnel are again attending religious services in downtown Djibouti. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

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Camp Lemonnier-stationed Roman Catholics and their Djiboutian counterparts met in faith, worshipping together inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Djibouti City, June 15, 2017. In addition to monthly masses assisting the religious needs of members here, they also are considered part of strategic religious ministry in that they can be considered key leader engagement events. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian Catholics reunite in show of faith, partnership

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June 19, 2017 Camp Lemonnier-stationed Roman Catholics and their Djiboutian counterparts met in faith, worshipping together inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Djibouti City, June 15, 2017. In addition to monthly masses assisting the religious needs of members here, they also are considered part of strategic religious ministry in that they can be considered key leader engagement events. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

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Camp Lemonnier-stationed Roman Catholics and their Djiboutian counterparts met iin faith, worshipping together inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, June 15, 2017. Last month, the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Religious Affairs Office began the mission of once again uniting the faithful in Djibouti’s cathedral.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian Catholics reunite in show of faith, partnership

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June 19, 2017 Camp Lemonnier-stationed Roman Catholics and their Djiboutian counterparts met iin faith, worshipping together inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, June 15, 2017. Last month, the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Religious Affairs Office began the mission of once again uniting the faithful in Djibouti’s cathedral.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

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U.S. Navy Capt. David Rodriguez, CJTF-HOA chaplain and director of the office of religious affairs, and Bishop Giorgio Bertin, appointed bishop to Djibouti and an apostolic administrator for Somalia, led a mass where Camp Lemonnier-stationed Roman Catholics and their Djiboutian counterparts met in faith, worshipping together inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral. Last month, the Combined Joint task Force – Horn of Africa Religious Affairs Office began the mission of once again uniting the faithful in Djibouti’s cathedral.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian Catholics reunite in show of faith, partnership

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June 19, 2017 U.S. Navy Capt. David Rodriguez, CJTF-HOA chaplain and director of the office of religious affairs, and Bishop Giorgio Bertin, appointed bishop to Djibouti and an apostolic administrator for Somalia, led a mass where Camp Lemonnier-stationed Roman Catholics and their Djiboutian counterparts met in faith, worshipping together inside the main Catholic church of Djibouti – Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur de Djibouti, known in English as Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral. Last month, the Combined Joint task Force – Horn of Africa Religious Affairs Office began the mission of once again uniting the faithful in Djibouti’s cathedral.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

Left to right, U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Narvaez, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Joint Logistics Operations Center deputy branch chief, ITA Air Force MCPO Roberto Scattolini and ITA Navy CDR Giovanni Cantamessa, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chiquivia Clark review the paperwork for the U.S. military pallet destined for Somalia on an Italian military C-130 Hercules June 6, 2017, at the Djibouti International Airport, Djibouti. The two nations participated in CJTF-HOA’s first Air Transportation and Refueling Exchange of Service. (U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

CJTF-HOA succeeds in proof-of-concept mission for more efficient airlift with European partners

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June 10, 2017 Left to right, U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Narvaez, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Joint Logistics Operations Center deputy branch chief, ITA Air Force MCPO Roberto Scattolini and ITA Navy CDR Giovanni Cantamessa, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chiquivia Clark review the paperwork for the U.S. military pallet destined for Somalia on an Italian military C-130 Hercules June 6, 2017, at the Djibouti International Airport, Djibouti. The two nations participated in CJTF-HOA’s first Air Transportation and Refueling Exchange of Service. (U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

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French navy officers visit the gravesite of the only U.S.-born military member laid to rest in the Djibouti, Pilot Officer Lawrence Maguire, a New Jersey-native, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Djibouti New European Cemetery, May 29, 2017. Following the death of Maguire and his crew, they were laid to rest with full military honors in the Djiboutian cemetery by French forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

Memorial Day in Africa: CJTF-HOA leadership honors native-U.S. pilot at rest in Djibouti

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May 30, 2017 French navy officers visit the gravesite of the only U.S.-born military member laid to rest in the Djibouti, Pilot Officer Lawrence Maguire, a New Jersey-native, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Djibouti New European Cemetery, May 29, 2017. Following the death of Maguire and his crew, they were laid to rest with full military honors in the Djiboutian cemetery by French forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)

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U.S. Army Spc. Kelsi May of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, rolls a tire to be replaced during a biannual service inspection of a Humvee, May 29, 2017. The soldiers maintain vehicles to support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)

CJTF-HOA Maintainers keep the fleet moving

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May 29, 2017 U.S. Army Spc. Kelsi May of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, rolls a tire to be replaced during a biannual service inspection of a Humvee, May 29, 2017. The soldiers maintain vehicles to support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)

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U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Davis of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, greases the undercarriage while performing a biannual service inspection on a Humvee, May 29, 2017. The Soldiers maintain vehicles to support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)

CJTF-HOA Maintainers keep the fleet moving

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May 29, 2017 U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Davis of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, greases the undercarriage while performing a biannual service inspection on a Humvee, May 29, 2017. The Soldiers maintain vehicles to support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)

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U.S. Army Spc. Chase Loy and Spc. Bobbie Dawson of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, replace the oil of a Humvee during a biannual service inspection, May 29, 2017. The soldiers maintain vehicles which support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsay Cryer)

CJTF-HOA Maintainers keep the fleet moving

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May 29, 2017 U.S. Army Spc. Chase Loy and Spc. Bobbie Dawson of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, replace the oil of a Humvee during a biannual service inspection, May 29, 2017. The soldiers maintain vehicles which support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsay Cryer)

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