For U.S. citizens, Thanksgiving has long been a time of family, togetherness, taking a moment to reflect on all the things they are thankful for and of course, football. U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa brought that spirit to Djibouti when they invited host nation partners on base for the Turkey Bowl, Nov. 25, 2023. Turkey Bowl started the night with a soccer tournament where teams from CJTF-HOA, the Djibouti Republican Guard, Djibouti Coast Guard and Djibouti National Police faced off in a series of matches.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, U.S. Africa Command commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Patrick Woods, command senior enlisted leader, visited troops stationed on Camp Lemonnier for Thanksgiving Day to serve the troops.

The Corporals Course is a standard leadership training course for Marines new to the grade of E-4, the first tier in the non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank structure. While every Marine is expected to be able to lead, NCOs are expected to lead the junior enlisted while setting the standard of performance and behavior.

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), in plainclothes in order to blend in with Department of State personnel, man a security observation position at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, U.S. Africa Command commander, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ali Youssouf, during a recent visit to Djibouti, Nov. 22, 2023.