U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs Elisabetta Trenta, Italian Minister of Defense, Italian Embassy staff, and Italian military officers during Trenta’s visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2019. Trenta visited CJTF-HOA to gain insight on how U.S. forces operate in the combined joint operations area and to foster relations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Elisabetta Trenta, Italian Minister of Defense, left, listens to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF- HOA), to gain insight into the partnership between the two nations on the African continent during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2019. Trenta visited CJTF-HOA to gain insight on how U.S. forces operate in the combined joint operations area and to foster relations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, left, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Elisabetta Trenta, Italian Minister of Defense, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2019. Trenta visited CJTF-HOA to gain insight on how U.S. forces operate in the combined joint operations area and to foster relations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
The U.S. Soldiers, armed with M4 Carbine assault rifles, return fire as the sun peeks behind the clouds on this rare, mostly overcast Djiboutian day; the temperature a mere 83 degrees Fahrenheit in February, mild by coastal East African standards.
CJTF-HOA Manpower, Personnel directorate supports deployment, accountability of U.S. service members in Mozambique
4/7/2019
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Julian Harrell, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF- HOA), takes accountability of U.S. service members in Maputo, Mozambique, April 4, 2019. CJTF-HOA is leading 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 is helping 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)
CJTF-HOA Manpower, Personnel directorate supports deployment, accountability of U.S. service members in Mozambique
4/7/2019
Nearly 100 U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa are supporting U.S. Agency for International Development-led humanitarian relief efforts in Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai. In an operation this visible, it’s easy to see the U.S. service members who are hard at work providing airlift and logistics support on the ground, but most people don’t get to see the behind-the-scenes work it takes to deploy these service members forward and maintain accountability of them during their time in Mozambique. Staff members in the CJTJF-HOA manpower and personnel directorate help make it possible.
CJTF-HOA U.S. Air Force Airman earns U.S. Navy EIWS
4/5/2019
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany Eley, a Joint Network Control Center team lead attached to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, earned recognition as a U.S. Navy enlisted information warfare specialist, April 1, 2019.
Department of Defense personnel load a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) food pallet onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 2, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, transported 17,400 pounds of USAID food, a forklift, a 25K loader and palletizing equipment on the C-17 to Mozambique following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Department of Defense personnel load U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) food pallets onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 2, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, transported 17,400 pounds of USAID food, a forklift, a 25K loader and palletizing equipment on the C-17 to Mozambique following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Department of Defense personnel load a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) food pallet onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 2, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, transported 17,400 pounds of USAID food, a forklift, a 25K loader and palletizing equipment on the C-17 to Mozambique following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyra Blades, a loadmaster from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shifts cargo inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to create space for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 2, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, transported 17,400 pounds of USAID food, a forklift, a 25K loader and palletizing equipment on the C-17 to Mozambique following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), load U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies onto a cargo pallet at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), unload a cargo pallet used to transport U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepare a cargo pallet used to transport U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), inspect cargo nets used to transport U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Wells, mobile aerial port supervisor for the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), loads food supplies from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) onto a cargo pallet at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), inspect cargo nets used to transport U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD humanitarian relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) food pallets sit inside a hangar at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Members from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which is leading the DoD humanitarian relief effort, prepared the cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alan Wells, mobile aerial port supervisor for the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), ties U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) food supplies onto a cargo pallet at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Forth, mobile aerial porter from the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), connects a cargo net to a pallet used to transport U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supplies at Camp Lemonnier, April 1, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) humanitarian relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams supporting CJTF-HOA, which is leading the DoD relief effort, prepared cargo for transport following a call for assistance from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
