One Soldier’s American dream

By Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

April 10, 2019

U.S. Army Sgt. Elhadji Beye, Viper Company, 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), with the East Africa Response Force (EARF) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, responds to simulated gunfire with his team of Soldiers at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2019. The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect American interests on the African continent should any threats arise. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

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Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Presti, platoon leader 101st Division, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practices a rear-naked choke with a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier during a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

July 9, 2019

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers participated in a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1 and July 5.

CJTF-HOA, Aga Khan University Hospital explore future partnership

U.S. Air Force Col. James Bermudez, left, force surgeon assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Maj. Lakesha Williams, right, public health nurse for the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to CJTF-HOA, speak with Onkar Singh Dogra, center, a doctor at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, during a CJTF-HOA tour of AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2019. CJTF-HOA service members toured AKUH as part of a partnership to use neurosurgery services and expertise in case of emergency in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

July 5, 2019

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members performed an on-site survey and subject matter expert exchange at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2-4.

CJTF-HOA, Kamenge Military Hospital partner for Ebola prevention

U.S. Army Maj. Lakesha Williams, right, public health nurse for the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists hospital personnel with the donning of a hazardous material suit during a presentation at the Kamenge Military Hospital, Bujumbura, Burundi, June 18, 2019. The 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, CJTF-HOA, and military personnel and doctors from the Kamenge Military Hospital conducted an Ebola preparedness subject matter expert exchange as a precautionary measure for personnel near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

June 28, 2019

The 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, CJTF-HOA, and military personnel and doctors from the Kamenge Military Hospital conducted an Ebola preparedness subject matter expert exchange as a precautionary measure for personnel near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fundamentals of Global Health, Engagement course offered for first time on African continent

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members listen to a brief during a Fundamentals of Global Health Engagement (FOGHE) course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 11, 2019. The FOGHE is a three-day course to improve understanding of the full array of issues surrounding and shaping global health engagements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

June 13, 2019

Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa attended a Fundamentals of Global Health Engagement (FOGHE) course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 11-13.

CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, middle, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 12, 2019. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, outgoing commanding general of CJTF-HOA, transferred responsibility to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello in the ceremony with Waldhauser as the presiding officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

June 12, 2019

Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa welcomed their new commander during a ceremony, June 12. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, outgoing commander of CJTF-HOA, transferred responsibility to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, presided over the ceremony.