Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), salute during the dignified transfer of U.S. Marine military working dog, Aarno, at CLDJ, Sept. 19, 2019. Aarno passed away of natural causes while assigned to CLDJ-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, CJTF-HOA command senior enlisted leader, meet with CJTF-HOA leadership and a maintenance assistance and inspection team (MAIT) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2019. MAITs are focused on finding solutions to logistics and maintenance challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
A memorial for U.S. Marine military working dog, Aarno, is displayed at the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), Sept. 7, 2019. Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and CLDJ, were able to pay their respects to Aarno, who passed away while assigned to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
CJTF-HOA service members participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremony
9/17/2019
A flag detail, composed of U.S. service members, prepare to raise the U.S. flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2019. The detail marched 2,977 paces, each step representing a life lost in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania 18 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA service members participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremony
9/17/2019
U.S. Service members deployed to the Horn of Africa salute during a 9/11remembrance ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2019. The ceremony honored those who lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania 18 years ago. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jacqueline Robinson)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Caulfield security forces liason officer assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and SCH Ferrer Dimitri combatives instructor assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment spar during a combatives exchange at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) waits for a completion of a drill during a combatives exchange at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marines assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) don headgear during a combatives exchange at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marine assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) spar during a combatives exchange at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marines assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participated in a combatives exchange training at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marines assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participated in a combatives exchange training at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sep. 2 and Sep. 3, 2019.
CJTF-HOA service members participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremony
9/17/2019
Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) paid tribute to the first responders, and honored the memory of the 2,977 victims who lost their lives 18 years ago, during a ceremony held under the U.S. flag, flown at half staff, at CLDJ Sept. 11.
CJTF-HOA service members participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremony
9/17/2019
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, right, Amb. Larry André, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, reflect during the invocation of the 9/11remembrance ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2019. The ceremony honored those who lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania 18 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Marines assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participated in a combatives exchange training at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 2, 2019. The purpose of the joint training was to share French Marine and U.S. Army combative techniques and further the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan
9/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited U.S. government and South Sudanese officials in Juba, South Sudan, August 14-16 and met with leaders of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Center for Disease Control (CDC), United Kingdom and U.S. Embassy Juba personnel, and South Sudanese government and opposition leaders t.
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan
9/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with doctors from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 14, 2019. Kriesl and the CDC team discussed the progress CJTF-HOA is helping South Sudan make through CJTF-HOA's medical civil action projects with the citizens of South Sudan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan
9/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with doctors from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 14, 2019. Kriesl and the CDC team discussed the progress CJTF-HOA is helping South Sudan make through CJTF-HOA's medical civil action projects with the citizens of South Sudan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan
9/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to Alec Augustine-Marciel, a political officer assigned to the U.S. Embassy in South Sudan, in Juba, South Sudan August 14. Augustine-Marciel briefed Kriesel on the ever-changing political landscape in South Sudan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan
9/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with David Shearer, special representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 15, 2019. UNMISS has 14,000 peacekeepers, police, security and civilian personnel from at least 60 different countries working to deter violence against civilians by providing a safe and secure environment for South Sudanese people. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan
9/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with James Hope, United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID) country director, in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 15, 2019. Kriesel and Hope discussed the kinds of assistance that USAID is providing the country, mainly through food aid. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
