Multinational military partners gather for opening remarks during a cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2019. Multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier hold monthly exchange events to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, presents a coin to German Navy Cmdr. Dirk Muller, German detachment commander for the European Union Naval Force ATALANTA, the
European Union’s integrated approach to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off the Horn of Africa, during a cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2019. Multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier hold monthly exchange events to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, watches a coin presentation during a cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2019. Multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier hold monthly exchange events to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Multinational military partners from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, European Union, Italy and African countries gather during a cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2019. Multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier hold monthly exchange events to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2019. Inhofe visited Djibouti to meet with U.S. forces and embassy officials to gain an insight on the current posture within the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry Andre’ greets U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2019. Inhofe visited Djibouti to meet with U.S. forces and embassy officials to gain an insight on the current posture within the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Italian navy Capt. Liborio Palombella, commander of the Italian National Military Support Base, Djibouti, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, during an anniversary ceremony at the Italian National Military Support Base, Feb. 19, 2019. Wall attended the ceremony, which celebrated the Italian base’s fifth year in Djibouti, to show support for U.S. partner and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets Djiboutian army Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, chief of defense of Djibouti Armed Forces, during an anniversary ceremony at the Italian National Military Support Base, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2019. Wall attended the ceremony, which celebrated the Italian base’s fifth year in Djibouti, to show support for U.S. partner and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa foreign liaison officers from Spain and France shoot targets from a prone position using Beretta M9 pistols during weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019. The course gave the foreign liaison officers an insight on the Beretta M9 pistol and stance techniques used by U.S. military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Pruitt, Headquarters Headquarters Company 1-141 Infantry Battalion, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, fly away security team operations noncommissioned officer, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), instructs CJTF-HOA foreign liaison officers from Spain, France, Kenya and Germany, to fire Beretta M9 pistols during weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019. The course gave the foreign liaison officers an insight on the Beretta M9 pistol and stance techniques used by U.S. military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Pruitt, Headquarters Headquarters Company 1-141 Infantry Battalion, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, fly away security team operations noncommissioned officer, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), watches as CJTF-HOA foreign liaison officers from Spain, France, Kenya and Germany, fire Beretta M9 pistols during weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019. The course gave the foreign liaison officers an insight on the Beretta M9 pistol and stance techniques used by U.S. military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa foreign liaison officers, participate in Beretta M9 pistol weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019. The course gave the foreign liaison officers an insight on the Beretta M9 pistol and stance techniques used by U.S. military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Pruitt, Headquarters Headquarters Company 1-141 Infantry Battalion, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, fly away security team operations noncommissioned officer, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs CJTF-HOA foreign liaison officers, about the Beretta M9 pistol during weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019. The course gave the foreign liaison officers an insight on the Beretta M9 pistol and stance techniques used by U.S. military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Joint personnel and eight foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participated in weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019.
Civil affairs Soldiers continue tradition in Tadjourah with Centre De Femmes empowerment center
2/19/2019
Children participate during an English Discussion Group led by U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Tadjourah, Djibouti, Feb. 12, 2019. More than 90 Djiboutian youth and adults attended the group where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through conversation with English-speaking U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Civil affairs Soldiers continue tradition in Tadjourah with Centre De Femmes empowerment center
2/19/2019
Children use reading aids during an English Discussion Group led by U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Tadjourah, Djibouti, Feb. 12, 2019. More than 90 Djiboutian youth and adults attended the group where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through conversation with English-speaking U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Civil affairs Soldiers continue tradition in Tadjourah with Centre De Femmes empowerment center
2/19/2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Willie Linson, the senior medic for 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, leads an English Discussion Group in Tadjourah, Djibouti, Feb. 12, 2019. More than 90 Djiboutian youth and adults attended the group where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through conversation with English-speaking U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Civil affairs Soldiers continue tradition in Tadjourah with Centre De Femmes empowerment center
2/19/2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Zimmerman, an operations NCO from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, works with children during an English Discussion Group in Tadjourah, Djibouti, Feb. 12, 2019. More than 90 Djiboutian youth and adults attended the group where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through conversation with English-speaking U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Civil affairs Soldiers continue tradition in Tadjourah with Centre De Femmes empowerment center
2/19/2019
A child writes the alphabet during an English Discussion Group led by U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Tadjourah, Djibouti, Feb. 12, 2019. More than 90 Djiboutian youth and adults attended the group where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through conversation with English-speaking U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Civil affairs Soldiers continue tradition in Tadjourah with Centre De Femmes empowerment center
2/19/2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Willie Linson, the senior medic for 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, leads an English Discussion Group in Tadjourah, Djibouti, Feb. 12, 2019. More than 90 Djiboutian youth and adults attended the group where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through conversation with English-speaking U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)