U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), takes a photo with Djiboutian Gen. Taher Ali Mohamed, Djiboutian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Jan. 25, 2021. The meeting allowed conversations to talk through discussion points for the upcoming U.S. Africa Command hosted African Chief of Defense conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with Djiboutian Gen. Taher Ali Mohamed, Djiboutian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Jan. 25, 2021. The meeting allowed conversations to talk through discussion points for the upcoming U.S. Africa Command hosted African Chief of Defense conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with Djiboutian Gen. Taher Ali Mohamed, Djiboutian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Jan. 25, 2021. The meeting allowed conversations to talk through discussion points for the upcoming U.S. Africa Command hosted African Chief of Defense conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)