U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Konen, assistant mortar section leader, East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), performs a box jump during the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. The Denzel Challenge was created to honor Thomas Dupoy, a French Air Force member who lost his life fighting for his country on Oct. 29, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)

By CJTF-HOA Public Affairs , Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov 17, 2020

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French Desert Commando Course

U.S. vs. French rugby match

U.S. and French service members pose for a group photo after a Rugby match at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 13, 2025. Team sports promote long-term relationships and enhance partnerships throughout the region.

CJTF-HOA hosts first MNCC Crisis Response TTX

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa CJ-5 Directorate hosted the first-ever Multinational Coordinating Center Tabletop exercise focused on crisis response, Feb. 27, 2025.

French Desert Commando Course

U.S. vs. French rugby match

CJTF-HOA hosts first MNCC Crisis Response TTX

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa CJ-5 Directorate hosted the first-ever Multinational Coordinating Center Tabletop exercise focused on crisis response, Feb. 27, 2025.

French Desert Commando Course

U.S. vs. French rugby match

CJTF-HOA hosts first MNCC Crisis Response TTX

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa CJ-5 Directorate hosted the first-ever Multinational Coordinating Center Tabletop exercise focused on crisis response, Feb. 27, 2025.

Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa

CJTF-HOA

U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge