CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
5/23/2019
U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, center, welcomes a Djiboutian guest to an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
5/23/2019
People prepare prayer rugs for an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
5/23/2019
Leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and representatives from the U.S. Embassy Djibouti celebrated Iftar, the fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan month, with Djiboutian partners in Obock, Djibouti, May 14, 2019.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Cummings, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, Uganda, May 20, 2019. Personnel from the civil affairs battalion, travelled to Uganda to take part in a subject matter expert exchange with coalition forces as part of a Uganda Wildlife Authority counter-illicit trafficking course. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Army Sgt. Allen Ruffles, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, Uganda, May 20, 2019. Personnel from the civil affairs battalion travelled to Uganda to take part in a subject matter expert exchange with coalition forces as part of a Uganda Wildlife Authority counter-illicit trafficking course. (Courtesy photo)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
5/22/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), answers questions from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit provided leadership an opportunity to discuss changes to pre-mobilization training requirements and future information operations detachments’ manning needs in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
5/22/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, about CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit provided leadership an opportunity to discuss changes to pre-mobilization training requirements and future information operations detachments’ manning needs in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
5/22/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. For more than seven years, the U.S. Army National Guard has been providing information operations detachments on nine-month rotations to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
5/22/2019
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, watches the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) mission video during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit facilitated key leader engagements and provided members an overview of the current and future CJTF-HOA information operations mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
5/22/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit facilitated key leader engagements and provided members an overview of the current and future CJTF-HOA information operations mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
The East African island nation of Seychelles is a key partner with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, working towards increasing security and regional stability in the Indian Ocean.
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general visits Rwanda during 25th Anniversary of genocide
5/14/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, visited Kigali, Rwanda, May 6-8, as part of a familiarization visit to countries within CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, after a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA after a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), presents U.S. Army Master Sgt. Eduardo Palomares a combat patch during a patching ceremony for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), presents U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Phan a combat patch during a patching ceremony for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stand at attention before a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shakes hands with Royal Australian air force Air Vice-Marshal Vincent Iervasi as he arrives at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 7, 2019. Iervasi visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the continued partnership in Africa between Australia and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
Royal Australian air force Air Vice-Marshal Vincent Iervasi, right, arrives at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to meet with CJTF-HOA leadership at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 7, 2019. Iervasi visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the continued partnership in Africa between Australia and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
Massachusetts senior National Guard chaplain visits CJTF-HOA, Kenya
5/3/2019
The senior chaplain assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard visited Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Kenya April 25-28, highlighting one of the National Guard’s lesser-known missions, building enduring partnerships through its State Partnership Program.
