Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti (Mar. 18, 2015) U.S. Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, along with members of the Djiboutian Army’s Construction Engineers, discuss safety topics before beginning hands-on equipment operation training. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion -14 Detachment HOA is assigned to Camp Lemonnier in support of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Junior Grade Stephen Woodham)
Camp Lemonnier , Djibouti (Mar. 24, 2015) U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Graydon and U.S Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Paul, equipment operators with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14 train Djiboutian Army’s Construction Engineers on a new D7 Dozer during a U.S. Army-led training evolution. NMCB-14 Detachment HOA is deployed to Camp Lemonnier in support of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Haneberg)
Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti (Mar. 24, 2015) – U.S. Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB 14) pose with members of U.S. Army 47th Transportation Company and members of Forces Armee Djiboutienne (FAD) Construction Engineers in front of a D7 dozer that is now operational after the team assembled the blade and attachments. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-14 Detachment HOA is assigned to Camp Lemonnier in support of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Fredrick Garver)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gerry Dolan, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, addresses soldiers at a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, in Djibouti. The 415th CAB soldiers will take over the responsibilities and tasks that the outgoing CAB performed during their time assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gerry Dolan, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, gives a gift to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Brennan, former Army Civil Affairs Battalion commander, during a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, in Djibouti. The 404th CAB soldiers will return to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gerry Dolan, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, addresses soldiers at a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, in Djibouti. The 415th CAB soldiers will take over the responsibilities and tasks that the outgoing CAB performed during their time assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion soldiers listen to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Brennan, former Army Civil Affairs Battalion commander, give a speech during a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, in Djibouti. The 415th CAB soldiers will take over the responsibilities and tasks that the outgoing CAB performed during their time assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Brennan, former Army Civil Affairs Battalion commander, welcomes the 415th CAB to Camp Lemonnier, at a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, in Djibouti. The 415th CAB soldiers will take over the responsibilities and tasks that the outgoing CAB performed during their time assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Brennan, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, rolls up his unit flag at a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The 404th CAB soldiers will return to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gerry Dolan, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, unrolls his unit flag at a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The uncasing of the battalion colors signifies the company’s arrival from Kalamazoo, Mich., and its preparedness to assume its role within the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Brennan, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, renders a salute during the playing of the National Anthem at a transfer of authority ceremony June 22, 2015, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The ceremony signified the transfer of authority from the out-going unit to the incoming unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti – U.S. Navy Seabees of Combined Task Unit (CTU) 68.2.1, comprised of members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB) 14 and 11, Detachment Horn of Africa, participated in a U.S. Army-led Counterterrorism Logistics and Engineering training evolution with the Forces Armee Djiboutienne (FAD) Construction Engineer Unit from February to May 2015.
The evolution was designed to build partnerships between coalition forces and the FAD, while increasing the FAD’s ability to support counterterrorism operations, defend local borders, and conduct resupply missions to Somalia.
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Claudell Taylor, former Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command senior enlisted leader, thanks service members and civilians for their hard work during a relinquishment of authority ceremony June 19, 2015 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Tom Kelly, U.S. ambassador to Djibouti, attends a relinquishment of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 19, 2015. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick assumed responsibility of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command senior enlisted leader, takes the sword to Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, CJTF-HOA commander, during a relinquishment of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 19, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander, speaks to service members assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti during a relinquishment of authority ceremony June 19, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Butler Kendrick Jr. assumed responsibility as the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command senior enlisted leader, succeeding U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Claudell Taylor, during a Relinquishment of Authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 19, 2015.
Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa public affairs photojournalist, emcees a relinquishment of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 19, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members salute the American flag during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at a relinquishment of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 19, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman)
