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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training
1/5/2018
For reconnaissance team members, it’s important to be able stabilize and move wounded Soldiers back to friendly lines. CJTF-HOA Soldiers took time to practice those skills in a Combat Lifesaver training event.
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CJTF-HOA Commander Visits with Troops During Holiday Season
12/29/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David J. Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin J. Higginbotham, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, visited with troops in Chebelley, Djibouti, Dec. 25, 2017. The leaders spent the afternoon meeting with service members and thanking them for their continued service and sacrifice during the holiday season and throughout their deployments.
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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Dailey visits service members at Camp Lemonnier
12/28/2017
U.S. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey stopped by Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, before returning to the United States from his trip to visit with Soldiers and other service members deployed and away from their families during the holidays.
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CJTF-HOA works with Marines, French in Alligator Dagger
12/26/2017
Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.
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CJTF-HOA service members celebrate Christmas Day in Somalia
12/25/2017
Service members are taking time to connect with each other and with family members back home as they head into the new year, continuing their dedication to protecting the U.S. and strengthening relationships with partnered nations.
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CJTF-HOA service members celebrate Christmas in Somalia
12/25/2017
Service members are taking time to connect with each other and with family members back home as they head into the new year, continuing their dedication to protecting the U.S. and strengthening relationships with partnered nations.
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CJTF-HOA hosts Djibouti Vendor Day
12/22/2017
The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Contracting Contingency Contracting Office (CCO) hosted a Djibouti Economic Outreach Symposium at the Kempinski Hotel, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2017.
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Members of CJTF-HOA Strive for Gold During German Military Challenge in Djibouti
12/15/2017
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen from the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) shed sweat and tears to overcome demanding physical challenges for a chance to earn the coveted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 8, 2017.
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CJTF-HOA service members complete French Desert Commando Course
12/11/2017
Members of CJTF-HOA recently completed the French Desert Commando Course.
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CJTF-HOA trains to save lives
12/8/2017
U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps service members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), attended a U.S. Army Combat Lifesaver Course held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2017.
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US service members hunker down for French Desert Commando Course
11/28/2017
U.S. service members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa met with their French counterparts as they geared up for the first day of the French Desert Commando Course at the Djibouti Range Complex near Arta, Djibouti, Nov. 26, 2017.
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US Soldiers, French marines dive into French Commando Course prequalification assessment
11/25/2017
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bayonet and French marines assigned to 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment dove into a water-based French Desert Commando Course prequalification assessment.
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Kentucky National Guard visits Djibouti for State Partnership Program
11/21/2017
As part of the State Partnership Program (SPP), U.S. Army National Guard leaders Brig. Gen. Benjamin Adams III, Kentucky deputy adjutant general, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Munden, Kentucky state command sergeant major, visited with members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) at their military training center in Holhol, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2017.
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Preparing our Practitioners: CJTF-HOA Hosts Tropical Medicine Course
11/17/2017
Medical professionals from across the military services, foreign militaries and local community joined together to discuss challenges posed to medical personnel providing care for troops operating within the Horn of Africa and the East African region at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 14 to 16, 2017.
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s “Fire in the Hole!”
11/13/2017
Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Explosive Ordnance Disposal (CJTF-HOA EOD) team continued their work with their French counterparts by clearing parts of the Djiboutian Range Complex and disposing of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind by past training missions, Nov. 6, 2017.
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CJTF-HOA joins ceremony to honor those who gave all
11/13/2017
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa joined other representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the European Union as they honored service members who gave their lives during wartime at a Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Djibouti New European Cemetery near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 7, 2017.
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Religious Affairs establishes faith with Sultan of Tadjoura
11/7/2017
Members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Religious Affairs office meet with Abdelkader Mohamed Humad (right), Sultan of Tadjoura, at his home in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Nov. 4, 2017.
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CJTF-HOA changes the guard, welcomes Task Force Bayonet
11/4/2017
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment (3-144th IN) participated in the passing of the colors with Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Battalion (1-153rd IN) during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 1, 2017.
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CJTF-HOA gathers for Defense Attaché Conference in Uganda
10/24/2017
UGANDA, Africa -- Military leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa joined subject matter experts from a variety of government agencies at the 2017 East African Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché Conference at the Speke Resort in Kampala, Uganda, Oct. 17-18. Discussions on strategies for regional peace and security of East African partner nations were highlighted.
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Massive attack in Mogadishu spurs quick-response support from CJTF-HOA
10/17/2017
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in coordination with the U.S. Mission to Somalia and U.S. Africa Command, a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) here, loaded with medical and recovery supplies in response to the terrorist attacks that killed and injured hundreds in Mogadishu on October 14.
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