U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Mansfield, deputy chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Maj. Shinsuke Takada, foreign liaison officer assigned to CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), left, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, go over a flight path prior to a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) members assigned to Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, bid farewell to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa leadership prior to a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), looks out the cockpit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-3C Orion during a familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, pose for a photo during a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Mansfield, deputy chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), looks out the cockpit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-3C Orion during a familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, exchange gifts after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, exchange gifts after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
1/23/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Sherwood, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, sends a radio transmission from the top of a peak during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
1/23/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Sherwood, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, adjusts a radio frequency during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
1/23/2019
Tactical communication experts assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hike through a dry river bed on the way to a distant peak to test radio equipment during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex Jan. 18, 2019. The joint teams of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
1/23/2019
U.S. Maine Corps Cpl. Gonzao Perez, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, looks up to the peak he needs to ascend during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
1/23/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Sherwood, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, adjusts a radio antenna at the top of a peak during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
1/23/2019
Tactical communication experts assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa traversed rough terrain on foot and scaled 1,600 foot peaks to test radio equipment at the Arta Range Complex Jan. 18.
Top enlisted National Guard leader visits Djibouti
1/22/2019
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to National Guardsmen deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) from the 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, Jan. 18, 2019, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Of the nearly 2,000 service members assigned to CJTF-HOA, 43 percent of them are National Guard members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Currier)
Top enlisted National Guard leader visits Djibouti
1/22/2019
U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Hubbard, commander, Delta Company, 3-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, shows U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, around Chabelley Airfield Jan. 17, 2019. Kepner also toured Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, during his five-day visit to the Horn of Africa to get a first-hand look at the work Army and Air National Guardsmen deployed to the region are doing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Currier)
Top enlisted National Guard leader visits Djibouti
1/22/2019
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Hefty, director of operations, 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, on the flight line at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2019. Kepner visited National Guardsmen deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Jan. 15-19, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Amanda Currier)
Top enlisted National Guard leader visits Djibouti
1/22/2019
The command sergeant major of the National Guard Bureau, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, visited Army and Air National Guardsmen working for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa here Jan. 15-19.
CJTF-HOA kick starts first-ever relationship with Intergovernmental Authority on Development
1/19/2019
Foreign Liaison Officers and U.S. military members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and officials from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development pose for a photo during their first-ever formal meeting in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA kick starts first-ever relationship with Intergovernmental Authority on Development
1/19/2019
Dr. Simon Nyambura, director, Intergovernmental Authority on Development Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violence Extremism, speaks during the first-ever formal meeting with foreign liaison officers and U.S. military members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was for both parties to familiarize themselves with each other’s missions and goals through a short information exchange and set the stance for future meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
