U.S. Army security personnel organize a perimeter around a KC-130 as its U.S. Marine Corps crew members unload supplies in support of a simulated Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 22, 2023. The ability of a Joint Force Commander to move their forces fluidly across the theater to seize, retain and utilize initiatives against an adversary is key to ensuring readiness and resilience, and protecting assets and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)
CJTF-HOA conducts first simulated joint FARP demonstration on African continent
2/28/2023
Elements of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and the 449th Air Expeditionary Group recently conducted a simulated joint branch Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise. Not only was this a first for U.S. forces in the African continent, but it also provided an opportunity to practice Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts as well.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Goodblanket, a Navy Master-at-Arms security Military Working Dog (MWD) handler, applies pressure to a wound on a training canine during canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 6, 2023. The Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) veterinary services used their training canine to simulate MWD battlefield trauma so MWD handlers could practice providing realistic point-of-injury care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Goodblanket, a Navy Master-at-Arms security Military Working Dog (MWD) handler, checks the airways of a training canine during canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 6, 2023. Following massive hemorrhage, checking the airway is the third step in the the acronym MMARCH (muzzle, massive hemorrhage, airway, respirations, circulation, head injury/hypothermia), which is used by canine TCCC-trained individuals to help remember the proper order of treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
Military Working Dog handlers practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care to save partners’ lives
1/13/2023
The Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) veterinary services led a Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training with Navy security Military Working Dog (MWD) handlers at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 6, 2023.
Surgeon Cell hosts Tactical Combat Casualty Care knowledge exchange
1/11/2023
The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Surgeon Cell hosted a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCC) knowledge exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, with members of CJTF-HOA, Task Force WolfHound, and Italian and Japanese partners. The course was separated into two parts - classroom presentations and hands-on scenarios where they applied their skills.
Exercise Bull Shark strengthens personnel recovery, interoperability between partners
1/11/2023
Exercise Bull Shark takes place at Arta Beach, Djibouti Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Bull Shark is a personnel recovery exercise involving members of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Navy, the Djiboutian Coast Guard, Spanish Navy, and Spanish Special Operations Maritime Task Unit, aimed to strengthen interoperability between like-minded partners in the region. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Dylan Murakami)
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are presented with the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2022. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are presented with the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2022. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) senior enlisted leader, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, CJTF-HOA commanding general, present Command Sgt. Maj. Duane Weyer, the senior enlisted leader deployed with the Wisconsin National Guard's 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, and Col. Eric Leckel, commander of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2022. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are presented with the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2022. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder. (Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are presented with the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2022. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, speaks during a combat patching ceremony for Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2022. The combat patch distinguishes Soldiers who have deployed to a combat zone, and is worn on the right shoulder. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
