Our Women, Peace, and Security team hosted an International Women's Day ceremony in celebration of Women's History Month at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Mar. 7, 2024. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa has spent the month celebrating the many contributions of women and highlighting the importance of inclusion in the Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense video by U.S. Army Sgt. Jalen Miller and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Nious)
Task Force Paxton Replaces Task Force Tomahawk as East Africa’s Newest Security Forces Unit
2/19/2024
Soldiers from Task Force Tomahawk sit in the crowd during their transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 10, 2024. This ceremony marks the end of Task Force Tomahawk's tenure in the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, the outgoing security forces brigade turned over control to the incoming Task Force Paxton. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Task Force Paxton Replaces Task Force Tomahawk as East Africa’s Newest Security Forces Unit
2/19/2024
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Ponzek, Task Force Paxton commander, welcomes his Soldiers to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 10, 2024. Soldiers from Task Force Tomahawk relinquished command security forces to Task Force Paxton. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Task Force Paxton Replaces Task Force Tomahawk as East Africa’s Newest Security Forces Unit
2/19/2024
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, wishes a heartfelt goodbye to the outgoing security forces Task Force, Task Force Tomahawk, and welcomes the incoming Task Force Paxton Soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 10, 2024. During their tenure Task Force Tomahawk partnered manned security posts across the Horn of Africa and conducted in exercises and engagements with CJTF-HOA's partner forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Task Force Paxton Replaces Task Force Tomahawk as East Africa’s Newest Security Forces Unit
2/19/2024
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Ponzek of the 2-112th, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Barclay, the 2-112th Infantry senior enlisted leader, unfurl their unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 10, 2024. This act represented Pennsylvania National Guard's Task Force Paxton assumption of control over the SECFOR unit in CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Task Force Paxton Replaces Task Force Tomahawk as East Africa’s Newest Security Forces Unit
2/19/2024
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brent Weece, commander of Task Force Tomahawk, speaks to a mixed crowd of distinguished guests and service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 10, 2024. Weece highlighted some of the major accomplishments of his task force and thanked his soldiers for their servitude in the security posts across the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Task Force Paxton Replaces Task Force Tomahawk as East Africa’s Newest Security Forces Unit
2/19/2024
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa held a transfer of authority ceremony to welcome the incoming Task Force Paxton infantry unit as well as commemorate the service of Task Force Tomahawk, the outgoing Security Forces component.
A goat stares through a hole in the fence during the Herd Health Vaccination Engagement at Ali Oune, Djibouti Jan. 31, 2023. The Herd Health Vaccination Engagement effort took place across the three villages of Negad, Chabelly, and Ali Oune. (Department of Defense photo by Sgt. Joshua Durant)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Erica Himes, Southern European Task Force Africa (SETAF-AF) Herd Health Vaccination Engagement veterinarian officer in charge, sprays a herd of local goats with wound spray in Negad, Djibouti on Jan. 29, 2023. Himes led a team of SETAF-AF and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa volunteers in providing healthcare for local livestock in villages around Djibouti. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Erica Himes, Southern European Task Force Africa (SETAF-AF) Herd Health Vaccination Engagement veterinary officer in charge, and Dr. Elmi Ali Ahmed, a local veterinarian, examine a small group of camels in the village of Ali Oune, Djibouti. The Herd Health Vaccination Engagement aimed to provide medical care and the PPR vaccine to herds of camels, goats, and donkeys in villages across Djibouti. (Department of Defense photo by Sgt. Joshua Durant)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Katherine Scott, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa medical logistics non-commissioned officer in charge, calls over a herd of goats during the Herd Health Vaccination Engagement in the village of Ali Oune, Djioubti on Jan. 31, 2023. The Herd Health Vaccination Engagement aimed to provide medical care and the PPR vaccine to herds of camels, goats, and donkeys in villages across Djibouti. (Department of Defense photo by Sgt. Joshua Durant)
A Djiboutian woman passes her goat to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members in Negad, Djibouti on Jan 29, 2024. CJTF-HOA service members teamed up with the Southern European Task Force - Africa for the Herd Health Vaccination Engagement event to provide medical care to livestock in three villages across Djibouti. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members prepare to vaccinate goats in Negad, a local village in Djibouti on Jan 29, 2024. CJTF-HOA service members participated in the Herd Health Vaccination Engagement effort to prevent the spread of the PPR virus. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Erica Himes, Southern European Task Force Africa (SETAF-AF) Herd Health Vaccination Engagement veterinary officer in charge, and Dr. Elmi Ali Ahmed, a local veterinarian, examine a herd of goats in the village of Negad in Djibouti on Jan. 29, 2024. The Herd Health Vaccination Engagement sought to provide medical care for local goats, camels, and other livestock in the Djiboutian villages of Negad, Chabelly, and Ali Oune. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
U.S. Army Sgt. Russell Helma, Southern European Task Force Africa Herd Health Vaccination Engagement non-commissioned officer in charge, gives a medical demonstration for a group of volunteers in Negad, Djibouti on Jan. 29, 2023. Helma was instrumental in the success of the HHVE mission and assisted in both teaching proper vaccination procedure and engaging with local Djiboutian villagers. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa members traveled out to villages in the country of Djibouti as a part of their ‘Herd Health Vaccination Engagement’ project which aims to assist local veterinarian personnel with the mass vaccination against the deadly goat plague and promote proper healthcare amongst herds across the nation.
Video package containing highlights from Exercise BULL SHARK 24-1.
Exercise BULL SHARK is a joint-service, multi-national maritime personnel recovery exercise in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Djibouti, conducted biannually by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. Participants in the exercise coordinate efforts to respond to crisis, counter hostile activity and conduct tactical combat casualty care.
