CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange
5/3/2019
Comoros army Lt. Ali Abdoul-Kader, a foreign liaison officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs multinational military partners about his country during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange
5/3/2019
Comoros army Lt. Ali Abdoul-Kader, a foreign liaison officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs multinational military partners about his country during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange
5/3/2019
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to multinational military partners during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange
5/3/2019
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), bids farewell to multinational military partners during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, left, (D-OR) speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, right, during a briefing at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, left, (D-OR) speaks with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a briefing at CJTF-HOA, Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, left, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), center, and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, right, pose for a photo at CJTF-HOA before a briefing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) meets with service members from Oregon deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) poses for a photo with service members from Oregon deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)
Dennis Walter Hearne, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, poses for a photo with U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Maputo, Mozambique, April 11, 2019. CJTF-HOA led U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force helped meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)
Dennis Walter Hearne, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, speaks to U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Maputo, Mozambique, April 11, 2019. CJTF-HOA led U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force helped meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)
Dennis Walter Hearne, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, meets with U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Maputo, Mozambique, April 11, 2019. CJTF-HOA led U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force helped meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)
Dennis Walter Hearne, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, speaks to U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Maputo, Mozambique, April 11, 2019. CJTF-HOA led U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force helped meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, visited the Kenyan capital of Nairobi April 2-3, 2019, as part of a familiarization tour of the CJTF-HOA combined joint operations area.
CJTF-HOA completes support of USAID-led Cyclone Idai relief efforts in Mozambique
4/18/2019
Joint personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa redeployed to Djibouti, April 12 after several weeks of providing airlift and logistics support in Mozambique in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development-led humanitarian response to Cyclone Idai.
AFRICOM Commander observes Djiboutian RIB, meets with key partners
4/12/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, claps after a demonstration by soldiers from the Djiboutian army’s elite military force, the Rapid Intervention Battalion, during a visit with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of General Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, at a training base in Djibouti, March 21, 2019. Waldhauser visited in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
AFRICOM Commander observes Djiboutian RIB, meets with key partners
4/12/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, thanks soldiers from the Djiboutian army’s elite military force, the Rapid Intervention Battalion, after demonstrating hand-to-hand combat during a visit with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of General Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Gen. Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, at a training base in Djibouti, March 21, 2019. Waldhauser visited in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
AFRICOM Commander observes Djiboutian RIB, meets with key partners
4/12/2019
A U.S. Army Soldier with Headquarters Company, 1-26 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, helps a soldier from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), the Djiboutian army’s elite military force, prepare for a visit from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Chief of General Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, at a training base in Djibouti, March 21, 2019. Waldhauser and Zakaria visited in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
AFRICOM Commander observes Djiboutian RIB, meets with key partners
4/12/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks to soldiers from the Djiboutian army’s elite military force, the Rapid Intervention Battalion, after a tactical demonstration during a visit with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of General Staff of the Djibouti Armed Forces Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, at a training base in Djibouti, March 21, 2019. Waldhauser visited in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
