East Africa Response Force train for Expert Infantryman Badge while deployed
12/21/2018
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, high crawls to disable a bunker with a hand grenade during training for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 18, 2018. Members of the Fort Campbell, Kentucky unit demonstrated a mastery of critical skills that reinforce their ability to respond to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region as members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), East Africa Response Force (EARF).
East Africa Response Force train for Expert Infantryman Badge while deployed
12/21/2018
It’s been a challenging four days for more than 80 Fort Campbell, Kentucky Soldiers, who dream of one day earning the mark of excellence in their craft--the Expert Infantryman Badge or EIB.
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
12/21/2018
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, perform a buddy lift while caring for a simulated casualty during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The casualty evacuation exercise tested response time in case of a combat injury and included U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
12/21/2018
U.S. Navy Capt. Charles DeGilio, left, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, ensures Task Force Alamo weapons are safe and clear of ammunition prior to the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The exercise integrated U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
12/21/2018
U.S. Navy Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, transfer a simulated casualty off a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The exercise integrated U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
12/21/2018
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, receive a simulated casualty from U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, CJTF-HOA, during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The casualty evacuation exercise tested response time in case of a combat injury and included U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
12/21/2018
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, took part in the first-ever port exercise to include the Djibouti Port Authority, Dec. 19.
U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Steffens, gunner, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, fires a .50-caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, move a target during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Steffens, gunner, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion 141st Infantry Regiment Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, prepares a .50-caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Curtis May, executive officer, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, discusses range safety prior to training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
12/17/2018
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Delnora Erickson, left, officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Dionicia Russell, a public health nurse assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, meet with Rwanda Defence Force Col. Eugene Ngoga, Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) clinical director, at the RMH in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 30, 2018. Erickson and Russell were at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl Regional Health Center, Germany. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
12/17/2018
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter O’Connor, an ear, nose and throat surgeon and chief of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Health Center (RHC), Germany, assists Rwanda Defence Force Maj. Jonathan Bukuru, an ear, nose and throat doctor, while preforming a tonsillectomy at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 28, 2018. O’Connor was at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa and Landstuhl RHC. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
12/17/2018
U.S. Army Maj. Dionicia Russell, a public health nurse assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, presents a leadership seminar at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 27, 2018. Russell was at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl Regional Health Center, Germany. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
12/17/2018
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter O’Connor, an ear, nose and throat surgeon and chief of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Health Center (RHC), Germany, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Delnora Erickson, a radiation oncologist and officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, review a print of a patient’s computerized tomography scan at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 27, 2018. O’Connor and Erickson were at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl RHC. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
12/17/2018
U.S. medical personnel worked hand-in-hand with their corresponding Rwandan counterparts to give cancer patients and their families renewed hope of survival at the Rwanda Military Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 26-30.
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
12/14/2018
Amb. Peter Vrooman, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, listens during a meeting at the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
12/14/2018
Irvin Hicks Jr., foreign policy advisor (POLAD) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the CJTF-HOA East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
12/14/2018
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Brin, director of protocol for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
12/14/2018
Amb. Peter Vrooman, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, takes notes during a meeting at the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
