Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
A child eats a lollipop after a medical checkup at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to deliver specialty medical care and medication for Djiboutians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patricia Rasmussen, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion veterinarian, center, helps to distribute pharmaceutical medicine during a Medical Civic Action Program at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to provide specialty medical care to more than 400 Djiboutians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
Members of the U.S. Army’s 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, unload medical supplies at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to host a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event. They provided an obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, dentist and ophthalmologist for the rural people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Silva, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion dentist, center, and Dr. Hassan Ahmed, Ali Sabieh dentist, examine a patient at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, offers guidance and shares knowledge with Djiboutian medical personnel during a Medical Civic Action Program event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
A child waits at a pharmacy window at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to host a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event. They provided an obstetrician-gynecologist, pediatrician, dentist and ophthalmologist for the rural people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
Dr. Jose Daniel, Dar-El Hanan Hospital obstetrician-gynecologist, center, and U.S. Army Maj. Lisa Walker, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion veterinarian, right, conducts an ultra sound during a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event, at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to provide specialty medical care to more than 400 Djiboutians in low-income communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Civil Affairs, Djiboutian medical personnel provide specialty care
9/22/2015
Access to proper health care is often a challenge for pastoralists, villagers, and people living in low-income areas due to the time, cost, and distance to urban medical facilities. Specialty medical care however, is even tougher to attain for those in need. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members recently helped address this need by partnering with Djiboutian medical personnel to deliver specialty health care to more than 400 Djiboutians.
Col. Chrispin Dngadi, Kenya Defense Force pilot talks with an airman near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members conduct a combat rescue demonstration for Kenyan Defense Forces officers to supplement a weeklong, personnel recovery engagement course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
U.S. Air Force Special operations airmen ascend into a CV-22 Osprey near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members conduct a combat rescue demonstration for Kenyan Defense Forces officers to supplement a weeklong, personnel recovery engagement course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
U.S. Air Force Special operations airmen prepare to ascend into a CV-22 Osprey near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. The 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron collaborated with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members to showcase combat rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Dunn, 82nd Expeditionary Squadron survival evasion resistance and escape specialist, right, narrates a combat rescue demonstration to Kenyan Defense Forces officers near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members shared combat training rescue knowledge during a weeklong, personnel recovery engagement course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
A CV-22 Osprey, attached to the 82nd Expeditionary Squadron, flies over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members conducted a combat rescue demonstration for Kenyan Defense Forces officers, after learning about USAF combat rescue training during a weeklong, personnel recovery engagement course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Kenyan Defense Forces officers take photos of a CV-22 Osprey during a personnel recovery demonstration near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 16, 2015. The 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron collaborated with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members to showcase combat rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
82nd ERQS demonstrates USAF combat rescue tactics with Kenya Defense Forces
9/18/2015
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members conduct a combat rescue demonstration for Kenyan Defense Forces officers to supplement a weeklong, personnel recovery engagement course. During the weeklong course, CJTF-HOA shared combat training rescue knowledge, public realtions, and basic survival evasion resistance and escape skills.
Members of the military justice system attend training at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Training Facility In Kampala, Uganda, Aug. 10-12, 2015. The training addressed sexual violence within the military justice system, including collecting evidence and procedures for bringing cases to trial in the military. (Courtesy photo)
A speaker gives a presentation at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Training Facility In Kampala, Uganda. The training addressed sexual violence within the military justice system, and was held Aug. 10-12, 2015. (Courtesy photo)
Members of the military justice system attend training at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Training Facility In Kampala, Uganda, Aug. 10-12, 2015. The training addressed sexual violence within the military justice system, including collecting evidence and procedures for bringing cases to trial in the military. (Courtesy photo)
CJTF-HOA works to prevent, combat sexual violence in East Africa
9/16/2015
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Training Facility hosted training on addressing sexual violence within the military justice system recently in Kampala, Uganda.
Djibouti Armed Forces Lt. Amina Ahmed Farah, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Capt. Roland Powers and U.S. Air National Guard Col. Mike Cooper, discuss priorities in medical training at Ramstein AB, Germany, Aug. 25, 2015. The goal of this symposium was for African partners to possess greater medical support capacity and the ability to sustain medical readiness through African institutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)
Ethiopian National Defense Forces, Col Achamyelesh Debela, African Union medical planner, center, answers questions during the African Partnership Flights Surgeon General Symposium recently held at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The goal of the APF is for African partners to possess greater medical support capacity and the ability to sustain medical readiness through African institutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)