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319th ESC transfers responsibility of engineering mission to 294th ESC

Soliders from two engineering quadron companies preform a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouton on Feb. 19, 2023. The New York Army National Guard’s 294th Engineer Support Company, assumed command from the 319th Engineer Support Company, during the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Terry Clyburn)

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319th ESC transfers responsibility of engineering mission to 294th ESC

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Capt. Trey Maevers Commander of 294th Engineer Support Company, speaks to soldiers during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Feb. 19 2023. During the ceremony Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 294th Engineer Support Company, assumed command from the 319th Engineer Support Company, during the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Terry Clyburn)

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319th ESC transfers responsibility of engineering mission to 294th ESC

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Capt. Trey Maevers Commander of 294th Engineer support company, speaks to soldiers from his company and the 319th Engineer support company during a transfer-of- authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2023. During the ceremony Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 294th Engineer Support Company, assumed command from the 319th Engineer Support Company, during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Terry Clyburn)

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319th ESC transfers responsibility of engineering mission to 294th ESC

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, addresses Soldiers during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibout on on Feb. 19, 2023. The New York Army National Guard’s 294th Engineer Support Company, assumed command from the 319th Engineer Support Company, during the ceremony. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Terry Clyburn)

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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — The 319th Engineer Support Company (ESC) transferred authority of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) engineering mission to the 294th ESC during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 18, 2023.

The ceremony is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a mission from one unit to another.

“It is my privilege to preside over the transfer of authority of the 319th ESC to the 294th ESC,” said Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of CJTF-HOA. “You are an integral part of the American message that Africa matters, that our partners matter.”

The 319th ESC, an Army Reserve unit out of Texas, arrived to Camp Lemonnier in May 2022. Over the course of their deployment, the 319th provided force protection engineering, general construction, increased capacity for life support, training for Djiboutian workers, and engineering support to other units within the Horn of Africa.

Some of their highlights included building two libraries for the school system in Djibouti City, supporting training for the Djiboutian Bataillon d’intervention rapide, force protection improvements, and working in outstations in Kenya and Somalia, said Capt. Camden Schreiber, commander of the 319th ESC.

Shawley also welcomed the 294th ESC, arriving from Missouri, and encouraged the unit to maintain the momentum set forth by the 319th ESC.

“It is for you to now continue the ESC mission in Africa, to push forward, to build on the foundation that has been laid out for you, and to reach even farther as we march forward,” Shawley said.

The engineering company’s mission, in support of CJTF-HOA and U.S. Africa Command, aims to support regional stability and improve relationships with partner nations through a variety of construction projects coordinated throughout CJTF-HOA’s area of interest.