CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander, senior enlisted leader

By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 13, 2016

Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa stand at attention as responsibilities of the unit are transferred to a new commander during the CJTF-HOA change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The ceremony also featured a transfer of responsibility during which U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Geoffrey P. Steffee assumed the role of CTJF-HOA command senior enlisted leader from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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