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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA visited Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020.

By Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable ,  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti Nov 03, 2020
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA visit Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora and Hebert spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), observes operational procedures with U.S. Army Capt. Michael Hoemke, TAsj Force Bayonet Security Forces commander at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct.31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), receives a Drone Buster brief during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct.31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Mohammed Ali, a Soldier with Task Force Bayonet, while visiting Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

A Soldier with Task Force Bayonet demonstrates the use of a Drone Buster for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), operates a Drone Defender V2 during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. The Drone Defender V2 is an electronic warfare weapon that is capable of downing and disabling a small Unmanned Aircraft System. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Sgt. Julian Chaney, fire support specialist with Task Force Bayonet, shows U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), a new security camera capability in a watchtower at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), checks out a new security camera capability in a watchtower at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Hebert spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

A U.S Army Soldier from Task Force Bayonet shows U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the inside of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Mohammed Ali, a Soldier with Task Force Bayonet, while visiting Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Goldnick, an 11B infantryman squad leader with Task Force Bayonet, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Goldnick, an 11B infantryman squad leader with Task Force Bayonet, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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CJTF-HOA CG visits CADJ

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Horsman, an infantryman with Task Force Bayonet, during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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