U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, incoming command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assumes responsibility as CSEL by accepting the unit colors from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 22, 2019. The passing of the colors symbolizes the transfer of responsibility and authority from outgoing CSEL U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Vito Harris, to incoming CSEL, Carns. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, incoming command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assumes responsibility as CSEL by accepting the unit colors from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 22, 2019. The passing of the colors symbolizes the transfer of responsibility and authority from outgoing CSEL U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Vito Harris, to incoming CSEL, Carns. Read more >
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Italian Rear Adm. Giovanni Piegaja, deputy operation commander, Operation Atalanta, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 21, 2019. Piegaja and members of his staff visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership with CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding) Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Italian Rear Adm. Giovanni Piegaja, deputy operation commander, Operation Atalanta, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 21, 2019. Piegaja and members of his staff visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership with CJTF-HOA. Read more >
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets Burundi National Defence Force Lt. Gen. Prime Niyongabo, BNDF chief of defence, at the BNDF Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The mission of the Burundi SCSC is to develop professional knowledge, skills in leadership, art and science of war to senior officers to enhance their capabilities in both command and staff duties at formation level and above. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble) CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited Bujumbura, Burundi, July 18-20 to participate in the Burundi National Defence Force's (BNDF) Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) graduation. Read more >
U.S. Army Soldiers from 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assess the building of a dirt berm at the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members provided critical support in a multinational effort to combat a fire at the Douda landfill in Djibouti City, August 14. CJTF-HOA engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help contain the fire, which was low-level but widespread and encroaching dangerously close to a surrounding village and the civilian airport. Read more >
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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (SEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, poses for a photo with SELs from the Burundi National Defence Force during the Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, August 14, 2019. Carns was among a group of 63 SELs from 27 African countries, five component SELs and numerous other SELs who attended the conference, which focused topics such as team building, empowering non-commissioned officers, strategic outlook on enlisted development, curriculum development, and women, peace and security. (Courtesy photo)

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Blog: Forward March

Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, discusses his key takeaways after attending the Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services firefighters use a hose to extinguish a fire alongside Chinese firefighters at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members provided critical support in a multinational effort to combat a fire at the Douda landfill in Djibouti City, August 14. CJTF-HOA engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help contain the fire, which was low-level but widespread and encroaching dangerously close to a surrounding village and the civilian airport.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, stands at attention as the graduating class of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College enters in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The class consisted of 28 students from four countries in the East African Community countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)

CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited Bujumbura, Burundi, July 18-20 to participate in the Burundi National Defence Force's (BNDF) Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) graduation.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Presti, platoon leader 101st Division, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practices a rear-naked choke with a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier during a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers participated in a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1 and July 5.
U.S. Air Force Col. James Bermudez, left, force surgeon assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Maj. Lakesha Williams, right, public health nurse for the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to CJTF-HOA, speak with Onkar Singh Dogra, center, a doctor at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, during a CJTF-HOA tour of AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2019. CJTF-HOA service members toured AKUH as part of a partnership to use neurosurgery services and expertise in case of emergency in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

CJTF-HOA, Aga Khan University Hospital explore future partnership

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members performed an on-site survey and subject matter expert exchange at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2-4.
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Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa are providing logistics and airlift capabilities to support the U.S. Department of Defense’s relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams from CJTF-HOA, which is leading DoD relief efforts, began immediate preparation to respond following a call for assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force video by SrA Kirsten Brandes and Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes) More videos >

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U.S. Army Soldiers from 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assess the building of a dirt berm at the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daniel Csakai, platoon leader, 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, speaks with a Djibouti Fire Brigade firefighter about the firefighting efforts at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)A Djiboutian Fire Brigade firefighter traverses the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)U.S. Army Soldiers from 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assess their firefighting sector at the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, speaks with Stephen Skola, deputy fire chief, Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services, about the firefighting efforts at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, CJTF-HOA engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services firefighters use a hose to extinguish a fire alongside Chinese firefighters at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), center-right, is escorted while touring Camp Lemonnier by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry E. André at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), left, is escorted while touring Camp Lemonnier by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
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