Djiboutian, French, US troops grow capabilities through Cyber Defense Engagement
12/28/2022
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti - Members of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joined the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) and French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) to conduct a Cyber Defense Engagement at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 11 - 15, 2022.
Two Djiboutian coast guardsmen inspect weapons prior to participating in the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The Djiboutian coast guard took part in a personnel recovery exercise in coordination with U.S. joint forces and the Spanish navy. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Two Djiboutian coast guard vessels embark to participate in the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The Djiboutian coast guard worked directly with U.S. joint forces and the Spanish navy to conduct a personnel recovery exercise. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier stands with a Djiboutian coast guardsman aboard a Djiboutian coast guard vessel during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise unified a multinational joint force to conduct a simulated personnel recovery mission. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A Djiboutian coast guard rescue diver performs a simulated water rescue during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise consisted of both simulated land and water personnel recovery operations. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A Djiboutian coast guardsman coordinates a simulated water rescue mission from the bridge of a Djiboutian coast guard vessel as part of the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec.3, 2022. During the exercise, the Djiboutian coast guard played a direct role with multinational partners to conduct a simulated personnel recovery mission. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Djiboutian coast guardsmen conduct a simulated water rescue as part of the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. Djiboutian coast guardsmen worked directly with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and Spanish navy to conduct multiple simulated personnel recovery operations. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Thomas Johns)
A UH-1N Huey flies above the Spanish frigate Santa Maria during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark, near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise involved joint and partner military components to conduct crisis response and personnel recovery training. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A Djiboutian coast guardsman stands watch as the Spanish navy frigate Santa Maria passes by during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. During the exercise, the Djiboutian coast guard synchronized and coordinated with joint and partner forces to conduct crisis response and personnel recovery training. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A Djiboutian coast guard vessel protects a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise included the Djiboutian coast guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Spanish navy. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A Djiboutian coast guard vessel conducts overwatch operations ahead of the Spanish navy frigate Santa Maria during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. During the exercise, the Djiboutian coast guard worked directly with multinational partners. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
U.S. Army First Sgt. Jacob Iwanski, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa operations noncommissioned officer in charge, talks with Djiboutian coast guard Lt. Bahdon Khaire after the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise allowed multinational partners to practice interoperability, communication, and tactics during personnel recovery operations. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 performs a medical evacuation during exercise Bull Shark near Balbala, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. During the response operation, the recovered personnel sustained simulated injuries that required the dispatch of MV-22 Ospreys. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 hovers over the water while a U.S. Air Force pararescueman performs a hoist near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Bull Shark incorporated land, sea, and air components from the U.S., Djiboutian, and Spanish militaries. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deputy commanding general, presents coins to Djiboutian coast guard members at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The Djiboutian coast guard is the first line of defense and the first responders for personnel recovery missions in and around Djibouti. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
A 34-foot Dauntless-class patrol boat assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Eleven (MSRON-1), secures the area during exercise Bull Shark, near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. MSRON-1 provides port and harbor security, high-value asset protection, and maritime security operations in coastal waterways of the Gulf of Tadjoura. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
CJTF-HOA participates in exercise Bull Shark with foreign partners
12/16/2022
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti - The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joined Djiboutian and Spanish forces to conduct the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range Dec. 3, 2022. Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Col. Padon Ninteretse, Burundi National Defense Force Headquarters in the department of Civil Military Coordination, gives a presentation on how Burundi facilitates humanitarian aid and disaster response during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gives opening remarks at a Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), welcomes participants to the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
