U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, Commander of United States Africa Command, presents Maj. Gen. David Furness, Commander of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, the defense superior service medal on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Furness commanded CTJF-HOA from May 1, 2017 to May 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, Commander of United States Africa Command, passes the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa flag, the symbol of command, to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana, the new CJTF-HOA acting commanding general, during the transfer of authority ceremony for CJTF-HOA on Camp Lemonnier, May 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Jackson)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana, acting commander, gives his welcome address to service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Zana served as the deputy commander of CJTF-HOA for the past year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of United States Africa Command, speaks to service members serving for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Waldhauser presided over the transfer of authority for CJTF-HOA from Maj. Gen. David Furness to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, gives his farewell speech to service members on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Furness served as the commanding officer of CJTF-HOA for the past year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
Camp Lemonnier, DJIBOUTI- Leadership for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa changed hands during a transfer of authority ceremony, May 1.
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Furness, commander of CJTF-HOA transferred responsibility to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana, deputy commander of CJTF-HOA. The transfer of authority was presided over by U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of United States Africa Command.
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
The training, provided by Task Force Bayonet, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), consisted of U.S. Army basic warrior tasks, U.S. Army combatives, and combat life-saving
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
U.S. Army Sergeant Santiago Castro, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, trains Djiboutian Soldiers in U.S. Army Combatives at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. Army Combatives training is one of the courses for the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
U.S. Army Sergeant Santiago Castro, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, trains Djiboutian Soldiers in U.S. Army Combatives at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. Army Combatives training is one of the courses for the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
A Djiboutian soldier evacuates a simulated casualty during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
Djiboutian soldiers march in formation following the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
A Djiboutian soldier reacts to simulated contact during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
A Djiboutian soldier provides security during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a newly formed Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
U.S. Army 1st Sergeant Matthew Goss, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, trains Djiboutian Soldiers in U.S. Army Combatives at a site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. Army Combatives training is one the courses for the Djiboutian Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
U.S. Army Sergeant Vincent Merriman, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, monitors Djiboutian soldiers during a react-to-fire exercise at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. service members have been training the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion
5/7/2018
U.S. Army Sergeant Vincent Merriman, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, demonstrates a proper pushup for a Djiboutian soldier at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 19, 2018. U.S. service members have been training the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
