U.S. Army Col. Eric L. Hefner, serves as director of the Military Coordination Cell (MCC) in Mogadishu, Somalia. The MCC coordinates the efforts of the international community to build the Somali National Army and enhance security in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)

Joseph R. “Jay” Truesdale is a U.S. Navy reservist lead at Military Assistance Group - Somalia (MAG-S), which reports directly to Joint Special Operations Task Force - Somalia. MAG-S coordinates operations and activities with Somalia’s chief of defense force and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and British Army Col. Peter “Hugh” Baker, strategy and plans director, CJTF-HOA, look out over the flightline during a battlefield circulation, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. Donahoe visited various security force personnel during the visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and British Army Col. Peter “Hugh” Baker, strategy and plans director, CJTF-HOA, discuss operations during a battlefield circulation, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. Donahoe was able to see the capabilities and interoperability of the units assigned to the contingency location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), expresses his gratitude to service members for their hard work and dedication during their deployment, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. During the visit, Donahoe had the chance to recognize and promote several soldiers stationed at the East African contingency location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), talks with service members during a battlefield circulation, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. Donahoe took time to stop and hear from service members about their experiences since arriving in East Africa as well as to share his own. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Maj. Chris Wendt, commander of a contingency location in East Africa, look out from a tower during a battlefield circulation, Sept. 5, 2020, in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, looks out at the perimeter of an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly, USAFE-AFAFRICA engineering and force protection director of logistics, and Chief Master Sgt. Brion Blais, USAFE-AFAFRICA command chief, fill out expeditionary medical screening paperwork after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. USAFE-AFAFRICA leadership visited Airmen from around the 449th Air Expeditionary Group deployed throughout Africa to see the mission first hand and show appreciation for the Airmen stationed down range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander meets with Col. Ryan Bohner, 449th Air Expeditionary Group commander after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. The 449th AEG conducts personnel recovery and other operations in support of activities to enable U.S. Air Forces Africa and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, meets with Lt. Col. Nicholas Wabeke, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, at an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, coins Staff Sgt. Carson Meeks, 12th Expeditionary Operations Squadron ground systems operator, at an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, meets with Lt. Col. Nicholas Wabeke, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, at an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, meets with Tech Sgt. Charles Bishop, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron material management flight NCOIC, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa engineering and force protection director of logistics, has his temperature taken during an expeditionary medical screening after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. USAFE-AFAFRICA leadership visited Airmen from around the 449th Air Expeditionary Group deployed throughout Africa to see the mission first hand and show appreciation for the Airmen stationed down range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa commanding general, after landing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

A sampling of some of the female leaders currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2020. Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. In the photograph: U.S. Army Col. Deitra Trotter (front-center), Director of Intelligence, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA); U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lisa Good (front-right), Deputy Director, Contingency Contracting Office, CJTF-HOA; U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Heppner (front-left), Executive Officer to the Commanding General, CJTF-HOA; U.S. Army Capt. Candice Heins (back-right), commander, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, CJTF-HOA and Sgt. Maj. Shadonika Crawford (back-left), Equal Opportunity Advisor, CJTF-HOA (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, Chief, Baledogle Military Airfield Fire and Emergency Services, photographed in August, 2020, at BMA, Somalia. Coleman was awarded the Fire Officer of the Year 2019 for all of DoD, beating out almost 22,000 qualified firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Jones)

U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets Djiboutian army Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, chief of defense of Djibouti Armed Forces, during an anniversary ceremony at the Italian National Military Support Base, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2019. Wall attended the ceremony, which celebrated the Italian base’s fifth year in Djibouti, to show support for U.S. partner and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a town hall meeting with approximately 1200 troops in the ÒThunder DomeÓ at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Aug. 14, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen (released)

Italian Army Brigadier General Antonello De Sio, outgoing European Union Training Mission - Somalia (EUTM-S) mission force commander, addresses dignitaries and service members of partner nations, including U.S., European Union, and African Union, during a change of command ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)

U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Djiboutian Ministry of Health and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel complete the transfer of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, which is used to test for pathogens like the COVID-19 virus, from the U.S. government to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health during a ceremony at the ministry’s Central Purchasing of Materials and Essential Medicines facility in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. CJTF-HOA purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

Larry E. André (right), U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, speaks with Dr. Ahmed Houssein Miguil (left), director general of central purchasing of materials and essential medicines, during the transfer of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, which is used to test for pathogens like the COVID-19 virus, during a ceremony held at the ministry’s Central Purchasing of Materials and Essential Medicines facility in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

Dr. Saleh Banoita Tourab, Executive Secretary of the Djiboutian Ministry of Health, speaks during a ceremony transferring a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine from the U.S. government to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

Larry E. André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, signs a document transferring ownership of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, which is used to test for pathogens like the COVID-19 virus, from the U.S. government to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health during a ceremony held at the ministry’s Central Purchasing of Materials and Essential Medicines facility in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Kirkpatrick (right), team chief, and Col. James Lucas (left), surgeon, both assigned to 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), place a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, which is used to test for pathogens like the COVID-19 virus, on display prior to a ceremony at the ministry’s Central Purchasing of Materials and Essential Medicine’s facility in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

Larry E. André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, speaks during a cermony held at Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), donated 60 beds valued at $9,400 to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health for its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

Dr. Saleh Banoita Tourab, Executive Secretary of the Djiboutian Ministry of Health, speaks during a cermony held at Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), donated 60 beds valued at $9,400 to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health for its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Army Col. James Kerby, deputy surgeon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with Larry E. André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, and Dr. Saleh Banoita Tourab, Executive Secretary of the Djiboutian Ministry of Health, prior to a ceremony at Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25, 2020. CJTF-HOA donated 60 beds valued at $9,400 to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health for its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Army Maj. Stephen Coppedge, Chief, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Djibouti, hands Larry E. André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, a document to sign during a cermony held at Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), donated 60 beds valued at $9,400 to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health for its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Kirkpatrick, team chief, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA, posts a notice that reads, “Provided by the United States” prior to a ceremony at Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25, 2020. CJTF-HOA donated 60 beds valued at $9,400 to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health for its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry E. André, listens while Dr. Saleh Bonoita Tourab, Executive Secretary of the Djiboutian Ministry of Health, speaks during a ceremony in which hygiene supplies procured by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) were delivered in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Capt. Dawn Carter (left), team chief, Alpha Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Sgt. Alexis Peine (right), team medic, 443rd CA BN, label hygiene supplies to assist Djibouti prevent COVID-19 infections among hospital staff and its citizens at Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Maj. Jonathan Holliday (left), bilateral affairs officer, U.S. Embassy to Djibouti, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Vilme (right), team sergeant, Alpha Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), unload hygiene supplies to assist Djibouti prevent COVID-19 infections among hospital staff and its citizens at Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Maj. Robert Middleton (left), company commander, Alpha Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Vilme (right), team sergeant, Alpha Company, 443rd CA BN, unload hygiene supplies to assist Djibouti prevent COVID-19 infections among hospital staff and its citizens at Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

Kenya Air Force Lt. Col. Rodah Mwasigwa, foreign liaison officer (FLO) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stands by the CJTF-HOA shield in the headquarters building, Jun. 11, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Mwasigwa serves as the first female FLO from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Mwasigwa’s role as a FLO include liaising between KDF headquarters and CJTF-HOA on matters pertaining to operations and training, briefing Joint Task Force headquarters on activities within Kenya or the African Union Mission to Somalia’s (AMISOM) area of responsibility, and coordinating with coalition partners and nations represented at CJTF-HOA for a seamless, accurate flow of information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

Kenya Air Force Lt. Col. Rodah Mwasigwa, foreign liaison officer (FLO) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), works at the CJTF-HOA headquarters building, Jun. 15, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Mwasigwa serves as the first female FLO from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Since her arrival at CJTF-HOA, Mwasigwa has facilitated training for KDF personnel, coordinated multiple key leader engagements, and assisted CJTF-HOA leaders following the attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, on Jan. 5, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, outgoing commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses the audience during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Turello will next serve as a special assistant to the Director of the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Flora thanked the audience for attending and encouraged CJTF-HOA members to embrace the changes that inevitably will come to the command over the course of the next year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)