U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S Africa Command, middle, presides over a change of command ceremony transferring authority of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, outgoing commanding general, left, to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 12, 2019. Turello will now be responsible for overseeing CJTF-HOA’s efforts in continuing to develop enduring partnerships, helping to build the defense capabilities of African partners and regional organizations, and the ongoing efforts to deter and defeat threats operating in Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gives remarks during a change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 12, 2019. Turello will now be responsible for overseeing CJTF-HOA’s efforts in continuing to develop enduring partnerships, helping to build the defense capabilities of African partners and regional organizations, and the ongoing efforts to deter and defeat threats operating in Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gives remarks during a change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 12, 2019. Turello will now be responsible for overseeing CJTF-HOA’s efforts in continuing to develop enduring partnerships, helping to build the defense capabilities of African partners and regional organizations, and the ongoing efforts to deter and defeat threats operating in Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

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

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, passes the command flag to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a change of command ceremony for CJTF-HOA at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 12, 2019. Turello will now be responsible for overseeing CJTF-HOA’s efforts in continuing to develop enduring partnerships, helping to build the defense capabilities of African partners and regional organizations, and the ongoing efforts to deter and defeat threats operating in Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, 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)

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

CJTF-HOA Commanding General Biograpghy

U.S. Army Sgt. Barrey Paddock, senior medic for Delta Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, inserts a nasopharyngeal airway tube into a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldier during a tactical combat casualty care course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2019. The course was part of a two-day subject matter expert medical exchange that focused on first-aid methodologies between the two partner nations in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers pose for a group photo during a tactical combat casualty care course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 3, 2019. The course was part of a two-day subject matter expert medical exchange that focused on first-aid methodologies between the two partner nations in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldier applies a bandage to a U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, during a tactical combat casualty care course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2019. The course was part of a two-day subject matter expert medical exchange that focused on first-aid methodologies between the two partner nations in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldier applies a tourniquet to a U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, during a tactical combat casualty care course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2019. The course was part of a two-day subject matter expert medical exchange that focused on first-aid methodologies between the two partner nations in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare to carry a victim during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) medical exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 3, 2019. TCCC provided partner nation soldiers an opportunity to share different methods on how to conduct life-saving medical care on a battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Sgt. Barrey Paddock, senior medic for Delta Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers treat a victim during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) medical exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 3, 2019. TCCC provided partner nation Soldiers an opportunity to share different methods on how to conduct life-saving medical care on a battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Charity Hardison, public affairs director, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, speaks with Burundi Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) students during a subject matter expert exchange in Kinanira, Burundi, May 15, 2019. Hardison was part of a four-person team of CJTF-HOA service members who visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steve Gerber, a Maryland Army National Guard member mobilized as the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa information operations chief, participates in a gift exchange with Burundi National Defence Force Col. C Ntacebera, commandant of the Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), in Kinanira, Burundi, May 17, 2019. Gerber was part of a four-person team of CJTF-HOA service members who visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members look at computer equipment, provided by Spirit of America, in the library of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), in Kinanira, Burundi, May 15, 2019. A team of CJTF-HOA service members visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members pose for a group photo at the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), in Kinanira, Burundi, May 17, 2019. A team of CJTF-HOA service members visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

French army Maj. Romain, a foreign liaison officer assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs multinational military partners about his country during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 22, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchanges with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and increase understanding within the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

A French army soldier looks out of a U.S. Humvee during a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The course is a premiere French training event designed to develop each soldier's ability to perform mounted missions in a desert environment, and develop individual Soldier mountaineering and water confidence. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and French army soldiers participate in a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The six-day course consisted of three exercises asting two days each in company squad training, platoon squad training and live fire scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and French army soldiers drive a U.S. Humvee and a French armored vanguard vehicle during a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The six-day course consisted of three exercises lasting two days each in company squad training, platoon squad training and live fire scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

A French army Staff Sergeant, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Charlton, an infantryman from the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, Task Force Warrior, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conduct a counter improvised explosive device check during the French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The six-day course consisted of three exercises lasting two days each in company squad training, platoon squad training and live fire scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and French army soldiers participate in a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The course is a premiere French training event designed to develop each soldier's ability to perform mounted missions in a desert environment, and develop individual soldier mountaineering and water confidence. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets a Djiboutian guest at an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sean Hays, U.S. Embassy Djibouti senior defense official and defense attaché, introduces U.S. Army Capt. Ayub Laari, a chaplain assigned to the 39th Transportation Battalion, Kleber Kaserne, Germany, during an Iftar celebration, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. Laari served as the event’s Imam, a worship leader in the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, listens to a Djiboutian guest at an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

A Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service member reaches for a date during an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims have after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. The eating of dates is traditional at an Iftar celebration, as they provide the body with sugar to help restore low blood sugar after fasting all day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, center, welcomes a Djiboutian guest to an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

People prepare prayer rugs for an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Cummings, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, Uganda, May 20, 2019. Personnel from the civil affairs battalion, travelled to Uganda to take part in a subject matter expert exchange with coalition forces as part of a Uganda Wildlife Authority counter-illicit trafficking course. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Army Sgt. Allen Ruffles, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, Uganda, May 20, 2019. Personnel from the civil affairs battalion travelled to Uganda to take part in a subject matter expert exchange with coalition forces as part of a Uganda Wildlife Authority counter-illicit trafficking course. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), answers questions from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit provided leadership an opportunity to discuss changes to pre-mobilization training requirements and future information operations detachments’ manning needs in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, about CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit provided leadership an opportunity to discuss changes to pre-mobilization training requirements and future information operations detachments’ manning needs in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. For more than seven years, the U.S. Army National Guard has been providing information operations detachments on nine-month rotations to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, watches the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) mission video during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit facilitated key leader engagements and provided members an overview of the current and future CJTF-HOA information operations mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit facilitated key leader engagements and provided members an overview of the current and future CJTF-HOA information operations mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, after a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA after a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), presents U.S. Army Master Sgt. Eduardo Palomares a combat patch during a patching ceremony for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)