U.S. Service members deployed to the Horn of Africa salute during a 9/11remembrance ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2019. The ceremony honored those who lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania 18 years ago. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jacqueline Robinson) CJTF-HOA service members participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremony Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) paid tribute to the first responders, and honored the memory of the 2,977 victims who lost their lives 18 years ago, during a ceremony held under the U.S. flag, flown at half staff, at CLDJ Sept. 11. Read more >
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a photo with Comoros Lt. Ali Abdoul-Kader, Comoros foreign liaison officer (FLO) to CJTF-HOA, left, and Comoros Capt. Bastua, a previous Comoros FLO to CJTF-HOA, at the Enfag language school in Comoros, Sept. 9, 2019. Kriesel visited Comoros to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army Maj. Judith Griep) CJTF-HOA DCG visits Comoros U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a photo with Comoros Lt. Ali Abdoul-Kader, Comoros foreign liaison officer (FLO) to CJTF-HOA, left, and Comoros Capt. Bastua, a previous Comoros FLO to CJTF-HOA, at the Enfag language school in Comoros, Sept. 9, 2019. Kriesel visited Comoros to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements. Read more >
U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, speaks to deployed Airmen during an all-call at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 25, 2019. Wilson spoke with the Airmen about their various topics of interest while visiting Camp Lemonnier as part of his battlefield circulation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) USAF VCOS visits CLDJ U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, speaks to deployed Airmen during an all-call at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 25, 2019. Wilson spoke with the Airmen about their various topics of interest while visiting Camp Lemonnier as part of his battlefield circulation. Read more >
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Spanish Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, operation commander, European Union Naval Force Somalia-Operation Atalanta at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2019. Lacave visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) CJTF-HOA meets ATALANTA leadership U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Spanish Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, operation commander, European Union Naval Force Somalia-Operation Atalanta at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2019. Lacave visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. Read more >
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) CODEL Bass visits CLDJ U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) Read more >
A French Forces soldier prepares to land on a drop zone after a High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) jump outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Sept. 29, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble) (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble) U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump American, French, Djiboutian and Italian forces performed a static line jump near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 29th, 2019, in celebration of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of paratroopers. Read more >
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, right, Amb. Larry André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, reflect during the invocation of the 9/11remembrance ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2019. The ceremony honored those who lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania 18 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

CJTF-HOA service members participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremony

Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) paid tribute to the first responders, and honored the memory of the 2,977 victims who lost their lives 18 years ago, during a ceremony held under the U.S. flag, flown at half staff, at CLDJ Sept. 11.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marines assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participated in a combatives exchange training at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

Task Force Warrior trains with 5th RIAOM Marines

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marines assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participated in a combatives exchange training at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sep. 2 and Sep. 3, 2019.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with Charles Moore, deputy head of mission assigned to the British Embassy in South Sudan, in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 15, 2019. Kriesel and Moore discussed the capabilities CJTF-HOA can bring to the British Embassy in South Sudan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)

CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited U.S. government and South Sudanese officials in Juba, South Sudan, August 14-16 and met with leaders of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Center for Disease Control (CDC), United Kingdom and U.S. Embassy Juba personnel, and South Sudanese government and opposition leaders t.
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (SEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), takes notes while being briefed by U.S. Army First Lt. Nicholas Noga, platoon leader, 101st Division, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, assigned to CJTF-HOA, during his battlefield circulation visit at Arta Range, Djibouti, Aug. 26, 2019. Battlefield circulation visits allow Carns to meet with units within CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area for familiarization and rapport-building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

CJTF-HOA Command Senior Enlisted Leader visits EARF during live-fire exercise

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of CJTF-HOA, as they conducted a live-fire exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Aug. 26.
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.

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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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A Japanese service member watches U.S. Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during a bilateral field training exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 2, 2019. The training was part of a multi-day exercise with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese service members, during which multinational discussions, NEO tracking system demonstrations, and tabletop exercises were conducted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Sereday, executive officer for Charlie Company 2-113th Infantry assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gives a concept of operations (CONOP) brief to Japanese and U.S. military forces during a bilateral field training exercise (FTX) in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 2, 2019. The FTX was part of a Japanese-led noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise, which also included African coalition partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) listen to a Japanese service member go over operation plans during a bilateral field training exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 2, 2019. The field training exercise related to military response of a mock explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) during a convoy operation, as well as a response to a complex attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)U.S. Army Sgt. Alexander Campbell, joint reception center non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), enters evacuees into the noncombatant tracking system (NTS) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.3, 2019. This demonstration was part of a multi-day exercise with CJTF-HOA and Japanese military members in which multinational discussions, bilateral field training, and tabletop exercises were conducted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Koehler, contingency branch chief assigned to Combined JointTask Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) rules of engagement during a Japanese-led NEO exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 1, 2019. A NEO is the military assisted departure of civilian noncombatants and nonessential military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) poses for a photo with service members from California at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 2, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (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), briefs Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) about the CJTF-HOA mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (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), center-left, poses with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) center-right, for a group photo at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
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