Sigonella Blood Depot Trainer visits CJTF-HOA to Promote Mission Readiness
1/23/2024
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Abenicio Chavez, a member of the blood depot section of Sigonella’s Naval Training Readiness Medical Center, stands alongside CJTF-HOA soldiers and a lab technician from the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti on Jan. 11, 2024 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Chavez led a class on the blood deglycerization process to help service members and U.S. Embassy technicians refine their process. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Sigonella Blood Depot Trainer visits CJTF-HOA to Promote Mission Readiness
1/23/2024
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Abenicio Chavez, a member of the blood depot section of Sigonella’s Naval Training Readiness Medical Center, visited Djibouti to test the mission readiness of medical personnel stationed in the Horn of Africa on Jan. 11, 2024 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Chavez conducted a walkthrough on the blood deglycerization process to help service members and U.S. Embassy technicians effectively extract glycerin from frozen blood samples. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Sigonella Blood Depot Trainer visits CJTF-HOA to Promote Mission Readiness
1/23/2024
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Abenicio Chavez, a member of the blood depot section of Sigonella’s Naval Training Readiness Medical Center, instructs a Djiboutian lab technician on the machines used in the deglycerization process on Jan. 11, 2024 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Training events like these help promote collaboration across different military organizations and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Sigonella Blood Depot Trainer visits CJTF-HOA to Promote Mission Readiness
1/23/2024
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Abenicio Chavez, a member of the blood depot section of Sigonella’s Naval Training Readiness Medical Center, visited Djibouti to test the mission readiness of service members and medical personnel stationed in the Horn of Africa on Jan. 11, 2024 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Chavez led a class on the blood deglycerization process to help service members and U.S. Embassy technicians refine their process. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Sigonella Blood Depot Trainer visits CJTF-HOA to Promote Mission Readiness
1/23/2024
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Abenicio Chavez, a member of the blood depot section of Sigonella’s Naval Training Readiness Medical Center, demonstrates the deglycerization process to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa U.S. Army Sgt. Zoe Horton, CJTF-HOA medical lab specialist, on Jan. 11, 2024 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Horton was joined by other members of the joint force as well as a civilian lab technician from the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Sigonella Blood Depot Trainer visits CJTF-HOA to Promote Mission Readiness
1/23/2024
A member of the blood depot section at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, Italy, visited the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa medical logistics center to provide training on the blood deglycerolization process to personnel from CJTF-HOA, Camp Lemonnier EMF, and the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti.
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Public Affairs Photojournalist U.S Army Spc. Emily Held sits alongside her brother CJTF - HOA Communications Executive Assistant U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Held on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 6, 2023. Being able to celebrate, work, and serve as a family helped Emily Held feel a little less homesick during her stay on Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Emily Held)
A Task Force Tomahawk platoon maneuvers across the desert during Exercise Wakri near Dikhill, Djibouti on Dec. 6, 2023. Land navigation was one of multiple practical skill sets that Soldiers applied throughout the exercise. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Task Force Tomahawk Soldiers return fire during a simulated ambush on a mountainside during Exercise Wakri near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 5, 2023. The ambush took place as Soldiers left their bed-down location to head to a waypoint. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley stops to speak to Soldiers during Exercise Wakri near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 5, 2023. Shawley spoke with the service members about the exercise and the multinational training environment. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
A Task Force Tomahawk platoon maneuvers across the desert during Exercise Wakri near Dikhill, Djibouti on Dec. 4, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Task Force Tomahawk Soldiers return fire on a mountainside during Exercise Wakri near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 5, 2023. The French soldiers ambushed the Americans as they passed through a narrow mountain valley on their way towards their next waypoint. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Task Force Tomahawk Soldiers decide on which direction to take towards a checkpoint during Exercise Wakri, Djibouti, Dec. 4, 2023. The Soldiers took on the oppositional role as they evaded French forces across the landscape of rural Djibouti. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
A Soldier assigned to Task Force Tomahawk kneels while providing security to a defensive position near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 5, 2023. The Soldiers would cease fire when informed of changes to the exercise scenario. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
An American troop carrier drives through the dusty terrain while hauling a water buffalo during Exercise Wakri near Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Dec. 4, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
A soldier with Task Force Tomahawk aims over the crest of a hill while holding a defensive position during Exercise Wakri near Dikhill, Djibouti, Dec. 4, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Task Force Tomahawk soldiers perch on a hilltop and hold a defensive position during Exercise Wakri near Dikhill, Djibouti, Dec. 4, 2023. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Task Force Tomahawk Soldiers stay ready in position behind the crest of a hill waiting to be found by French forces during Exercise Wakri near Dikhill, Djibouti, Dec. 4, 2023. Soldiers held the position on the hill for more than an hour before finding their way to the next checkpoint. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
