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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visited with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice during the holiday season and throughout their deployments.

By Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners ,  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Dec 29, 2017
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Army Specialist Douglas L. Watson, Jr., with the 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of CJTF-HOA, in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. Furness spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, visits with troops in Chabelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. Furness spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, serve lunch and visit with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force CommandChief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visit with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visit with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, speaks with troops after serving them lunch near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. Furness spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visit with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visit with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice throughout the holiday season. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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