CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
"If you wear a U.S. military uniform long enough, it's not about if but when you will perform support for a humanitarian operation," said Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana. Nearly 100 CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, service members completed a Joint Humanitarian Operations Course conducted by the U.S. Agency for International Development last week, better equipping them for humanitarian operations.
By Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners and Staff Sgt. Timothy MooreMar 15, 2018
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William L. Zana, Deputy Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, speaks to service members during a U.S. Agency for International Development’s Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 7, 2018. Members attended the two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices and the U.S. military’s role when supporting foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
U.S. Army Capt. Brendan Quinn, with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, takes notes during a U.S. Agency for International Development’s Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 7, 2018. Members attended the two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices and the U.S. military’s role when supporting foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
Leigh Caraher, an instructor from the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, teaches a Joint Humanitarian Operations Course to service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 7, 2018. Members attended the two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices and the U.S. military’s role when supporting foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
Service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, pose for a class photo with instructors from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 7, 2018. Members attended the two-day USAID Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices and the U.S. military’s role when supporting foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
KJ Pettersen, an instructor with the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, listens as a service member assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa briefs a plan for military involvement in a simulated disaster relief operation during a Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. Members attended the second two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices, and the U.S. military's role when supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
U.S. service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, pose for a class photo with instructors from the U.S. Agency for International Development after the conclusion of a Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. Members attended the second two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices, and the U.S. military's role when supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa discuss a plan for military involvement in a simulated disaster relief operation during a U.S. Agency for International Development's Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. Members attended the second two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices, and the U.S. military's role when supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners and Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William L. Zana, Deputy Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, speaks with students of a U.S. Agency for International Development's Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. Members attended the second two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices, and the U.S. military's role when supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners and Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
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CJTF-HOA service members learn about humanitarian relief operations
U.S. Army Capt. Sidney Carroll, with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, briefs a plan for military involvement in a simulated disaster relief operation during a U.S. Agency for International Development's Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 9, 2018. Members attended the second two-day course, which highlighted international disaster response, best practices, and the U.S. military's role when supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
One team: CJTF-HOA leaders visit troops in Kismayo, Somalia
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Cashman, far right, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, met with various personnel during a Battlefield Circulation visit May 1-2, 2025, at Cooperative Security Location, Kismayo, Somalia. Cashman routinely visits forward-deployed troops to meet with key leaders, check on the morale and welfare of service members and ensure overall mission readiness throughout the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)
US Army engineers enhance medical capabilities at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia
The 152nd Engineer Support Company deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is playing a pivotal role in enhancing both military operations and the quality of life for service members stationed at Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA), Somalia, through various construction projects, to include a recent build of a medical aid station.
The air was heavy that day - not just from the summer heat, but from the weight of loss that clung to everyone in the room. Families sat close together, shoulders brushing, as if physical proximity could offer some small measure of comfort. Outside the chapel, the faint hum of military vehicles was a distant reminder of the larger conflict at hand. Inside, however, time felt suspended. It was just us, the grieving, and the silence.
One team: CJTF-HOA leaders visit troops in Kismayo, Somalia
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Cashman, far right, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, met with various personnel during a Battlefield Circulation visit May 1-2, 2025, at Cooperative Security Location, Kismayo, Somalia. Cashman routinely visits forward-deployed troops to meet with key leaders, check on the morale and welfare of service members and ensure overall mission readiness throughout the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)
US Army engineers enhance medical capabilities at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia
The 152nd Engineer Support Company deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is playing a pivotal role in enhancing both military operations and the quality of life for service members stationed at Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA), Somalia, through various construction projects, to include a recent build of a medical aid station.
The air was heavy that day - not just from the summer heat, but from the weight of loss that clung to everyone in the room. Families sat close together, shoulders brushing, as if physical proximity could offer some small measure of comfort. Outside the chapel, the faint hum of military vehicles was a distant reminder of the larger conflict at hand. Inside, however, time felt suspended. It was just us, the grieving, and the silence.
One team: CJTF-HOA leaders visit troops in Kismayo, Somalia
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Cashman, far right, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, met with various personnel during a Battlefield Circulation visit May 1-2, 2025, at Cooperative Security Location, Kismayo, Somalia. Cashman routinely visits forward-deployed troops to meet with key leaders, check on the morale and welfare of service members and ensure overall mission readiness throughout the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)
US Army engineers enhance medical capabilities at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia
The 152nd Engineer Support Company deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is playing a pivotal role in enhancing both military operations and the quality of life for service members stationed at Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA), Somalia, through various construction projects, to include a recent build of a medical aid station.
The air was heavy that day - not just from the summer heat, but from the weight of loss that clung to everyone in the room. Families sat close together, shoulders brushing, as if physical proximity could offer some small measure of comfort. Outside the chapel, the faint hum of military vehicles was a distant reminder of the larger conflict at hand. Inside, however, time felt suspended. It was just us, the grieving, and the silence.