CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition
11/24/2016
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Christina Hammervold, Task Force Sparta platoon commander, sprints her two-mile run graded to Army standards during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The run began after participants had already completed pull-ups, sit-ups, and push-ups. Members involved in the event met on the turf field at 3:30 a.m. to begin the day of events. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition
11/24/2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hannah Mabel, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, lunges 50 meters with ammo cans during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. After the joint physical fitness test, participants started the joint combat fitness test. The combat test was comprised of a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition
11/24/2016
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Agosti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Seabees, reaches for the wall during the 240-meter Navy swim test for the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The swim test occurred after the joint physical fitness test and the joint combat fitness test. These two events were comprised of pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, two-mile run, five-mile ruck march, a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition
11/24/2016
The Joint Warrior Competition started with a joint physical fitness test including pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, two-mile run, and five-mile ruck march. Members had to carry a minimum of 35 pounds during the march. After the joint physical fitness test, participants started the joint combat fitness test. The combat test was comprised of a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. Competitors also completed a Navy swim test and 400 word essay to round off the event.
U.S. personnel and medical providers from partner nations attend a course dedicated to military tropical medicine at Camp Lemonnier, 15 Nov. 2016.
The Joint U.S. Military Tropical Medicine course is designed to train and instruct medical personnel in the practice of medicine for developing areas around the globe. The course covers topics such as malaria, HIV, yellow fever and other diseases.
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- Lt. Cmdr. Nehkonti Adams, Doctor, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, details how traditional medicine interacts with modern medicine in the cultures of developing nations during the Tropical Military Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, 15 Nov. 2016. The Tropical Medical course supports the operational needs of AFRICOM and the Special Operations Command and is a requirement for all medical professionals deploying to provide health care on the African continent.
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and volunteers wait for their entrance into a dormitory holding area during a non-combatant evacuation exercise at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The building was a check in point with cots for individuals to rest in while waiting for their evacuation flight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dominique Spencer, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, rests in a holding facility during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. During this portion of the NEO exercise, participants were offered cots during the wait before boarding the aircraft. The NEO exercise gave the French and their guests the opportunity to practice an evacuation with international partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dominique Spencer, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, waits for her paperwork while being entered into a tracking system by French military members during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. During this portion of the NEO exercise, participants were entered into a tracking system and given documents for their temporary living arrangements and travel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs prepare to be searched by French military members during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The NEO exercise gave the French and their guests the opportunity to practice an evacuation with international partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dominique Spencer, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, waits as French military members search her bag during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The French members were conducting a bag search during the initial screening of the exercise in which they removed potentially dangerous items. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and distinguished visitors leave the runway after the completion of a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The French invited international partners to the exercise to allow them to observe and exchange information about the event. The NEO exercise gave the French and their guests the opportunity to practice an evacuation with international partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and distinguished visitors, and volunteers load onto an aircraft and observe the process during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The French invited international partners to the exercise to allow them to observe and exchange information about the event. The NEO exercise gave the French and their guests the opportunity to practice an evacuation with international partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and volunteers wait in a temporary holding area during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. Members spent a few hours in the facility before the final part of the exercise: loading onto an aircraft. The NEO exercise gave the French and their guests the opportunity to practice an evacuation with international partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and volunteers proceed to an aircraft during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. Participants boarded the aircraft, simulated a flight, and then unloaded off the plane for the final portion of the exercise hosted by the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
The French host a NEO exercise with CJTF-HOA members and international partners in Djibouti
11/22/2016
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alasdair Stretch, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs, waits as French military members search his bag during a non-combatant evacuation exercise (NEO) at the French Marine 5th Regiment, Nov. 16, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The French members were conducting a bag search during the initial screening of the exercise in which they removed potentially dangerous items. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey eats lunch with fellow enlisted U.S. Soldiers and discusses the U.S. Army’s support of missions in Africa during a visit Nov. 20, 2016. SMA Dailey’s focus was on soldiers assigned to Camp Lemonnier and the challenges they face in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot)
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey briefs soldiers assigned to Camp Lemonnier on topics and issues regarding the general status of the U.S. Army during an enlisted “town hall” meeting, Nov. 20. 2016. SMA Dailey visited Camp Lemonnier to better understand the enlisted soldiers daily operations and life challenges faced during their tour in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot)
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army Major Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander, briefs Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey on the status of the U.S. mission in Eastern Africa during his visit, Nov. 20, 2016. The U.S. is committed to stabilizing the Eastern African region by providing military and humanitarian support to friendly local governments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot)
