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Navy Chiefs adopt Army soldier during training course
9/28/2015
Army Soldier completes Navy's Chief Petty Officer 365 Phase Two.
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Transfer of Authority ceremony
9/25/2015
1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment transfers authority to the 2nd BN, 124th Infantry Regiment during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2015.
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Messaging 101: UPDF builds information operations skills with CJTF-HOA
9/24/2015
U.S. Army personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently traveled to Jinja, Uganda, to work alongside members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force to help the UPDF develop their information operations capabilities.
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KDF participates in Fire Support Seminar at Camp Lemonnier
9/23/2015
Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) partners completed a Forward Observer Exchange to share best practices and discuss opportunities for tactics improvement of KDF fire support, artillery and mortar capabilities, recently. The seminar was hosted by the 1-77AR, 1st Armored Division stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
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Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
Access to proper health care is often a challenge for pastoralists, villagers, and people living in low-income areas due to the time, cost, and distance to urban medical facilities. Specialty medical care however, is even tougher to attain for those in need. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members recently helped address this need by partnering with Djiboutian medical personnel to deliver specialty health care to more than 400 Djiboutians.
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82nd ERQS demonstrates USAF combat rescue tactics with Kenya Defense Forces
9/18/2015
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members conduct a combat rescue demonstration for Kenyan Defense Forces officers to supplement a weeklong, personnel recovery engagement course. During the weeklong course, CJTF-HOA shared combat training rescue knowledge, public realtions, and basic survival evasion resistance and escape skills.
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CJTF-HOA works to prevent, combat sexual violence in East Africa
9/16/2015
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Training Facility hosted training on addressing sexual violence within the military justice system recently in Kampala, Uganda.
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African Partnership Flight takes care to the next level
9/15/2015
U.S. Air Forces-Europe and Air Forces Africa recently hosted the first African Partners Flight, Surgeons Symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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First time French Puma Transport on U.S. C-17
9/14/2015
French and U.S. service members transport two French Puma Helicopters and associated Passengers & Cargo to N'Djamena aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
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CJTF-HOA/Camp Lemonnier personnel honor those who lost their lives in 9/11 ceremony
9/11/2015
Members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier honored the lives of those who perished during the catastrophic events of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Joint Corporals Course builds tomorrow’s leaders
9/9/2015
Ten Marines, five soldiers, one sailor and one airman recently graduated from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Joint Corporals Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
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Marine Corps Martial Arts graduation
9/9/2015
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel, coalition forces and East African partners receive their tan, brown or black belt during a Marine Corps Martial Arts graduation ceremony.
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Managing Security Resources in Africa Seminar
9/8/2015
Recently, at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Managing Security Resources in Africa Seminar, representatives from the Republic of Djibouti, Republic of Kenya, Somalia, Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Uganda, coalition partners, The East African Community and The United States met to discuss strategic security studies, research, and outreach activities in Africa.
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EOD technicians share knowledge with Tanzanian service members
9/6/2015
Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, held a Humanitarian Mine Action instruction course for Tanzanian People’s Defense Force soldiers, in Dar es Salaam, Aug. 6-28, 2015.
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Ethiopian, Djiboutian militaries broaden communication, intelligence system skills at CJTF-HOA
9/6/2015
Aiding the military forces serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to effectively communicate is the U.S. Africa Command Data Sharing Network (ADSN). Recently, intelligence and communications personnel from the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) visited Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to work alongside U.S. intelligence and communication specialists here.
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UPDF, AMISOM in Somalia
9/1/2015
Uganda People's Defence Force, African Union Mission to Somalia makes a difference by providing health, education and infrastructure development assistance in Barawe, Somalia.
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ACOTA Force HQ course prepares personnel for AMISOM operations
8/29/2015
More than 22,000 military and law enforcement personnel from across East Africa are participating in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Leading these and other African Union (AU) forces are officers from countries throughout Africa, and helping to make this level of cooperation possible is the Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) Force Headquarters Training.
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15th Marine Expeditionary Unit attends sustainment training at Arta Beach
8/4/2015
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived ashore at Arta Beach, Djibouti, July 20, 2015, for two weeks of sustainment training to maintain and enhance the skills they developed during their pre-deployment training period. The 15th MEU is currently deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
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Members of the 1/77th Armor Regiment conduct range training in Arta, Djibouti
7/11/2015
Members of the 1/77th Armor Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conduct range training in Arta, Djibouti, July 8, 2015. The service members, who recently arrived at Camp Lemonnier, were required to qualify on two small-arms weapon systems: the M4 rifle and the M9 pistol. U.S. Army soldiers regularly practice the fundamentals of shooting, as it is an important skill to the success of any mission they are conducting.
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CJTF-HOA members visit Dikhil hospital
7/10/2015
Civil affairs, preventative medicine and environmental health service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, visited Dikhil Regional Hospital to assess its capacities and capabilities.
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