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

Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen stand in formation during the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The formation represented the joint services that U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, CJTF-HOA commander, will be responsible for after assuming command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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