COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti

The COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. Service members with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution, and Air Transportation Operations Center oversee the transfer of medical equipment and 600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to EMF. The vaccine must be quickly transported to maintain the proper temperature at minus 25 C to minus 15 C in order to be kept in a frozen state. Medical personnel will administer the doses within 48 hours of the shipment's arrival.

By Senior Airman Taylor Davis , Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Djibouti, Djibouti Mar 04, 2021

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Darlene Lindler, the technical point in charge, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution, hands off part of a shipment to U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Quentin Denzel Foley, a preventive medicine technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The shipment included medical equipment and 600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Quentin Denzel Foley, a preventive medicine technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), carries a shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine off a plane at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The vaccine will be prioritized, distributed and administered using a coordinated strategy at Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Quentin Denzel Foley (left), a preventive medicine technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), and U.S. Navy Lt. David Cruz (right), the preventive medicine department head with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), check the temperature of the COVID-19 vaccine package at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. All are encouraged to do their part and opt in to get vaccinated in order to win the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

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U.S. Navy Lt. David Cruz, the preventive medicine department head with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), places the COVID-19 vaccine in a storage freezer at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The vaccine must be stored at minus 25 C to minus 15 C to be maintained. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

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Personnel at Camp Lemonnier pose with the COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The vaccine represents our best hope to win the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

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Norwegian Foot March at Camp Lemonnier

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Humans of HoA

Norwegian Foot March at Camp Lemonnier

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VMM-266 to VMM-161 transfer of authority ceremony

Human of HOA spotlight: Pfc. Saul Ballardo

Humans of HoA

Norwegian Foot March at Camp Lemonnier

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VMM-266 to VMM-161 transfer of authority ceremony

Human of HOA spotlight: Pfc. Saul Ballardo

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Norwegian Foot March at Camp Lemonnier

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CJTF-HOA

Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa

COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn