U.S. and coalition service members participated in a Partnership Appreciation Day event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 10, 2022. The event celebrated the 20th anniversary of the landfall of U.S. service members in Djibouti after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and gave partners and allies a chance to mingle, and learn about one anothers militaries and cultures. (Department of Defense video by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Books line the shelves in a new Library at the Balbala 7 School built and furnished by coalition partners from the U.S. Military, U.S. State Department, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish militaries at Balabala, Djibouti, Oct. 4 2022. Spanish military members provided books and reading materials, and the Japanese and Italian military members provided furniture for the interior. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
The international team that contributed to building and furnishing the Library at the Balbala 7 School poses together for a photo after an opening ceremony at Balbala, Djibouti, Oct 4, 2022. The Balbala 7 Library will allow Djiboutian students to learn and grow, and give them a place to excel in reading skills and other educational pursuits. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Japanese Takio Drummers bow after a performance during the opening ceremony of a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balabala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The opening ceremony consisted of many multinational speeches and events. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Andrea Tomaszewicz, U.S. Embassy Djibouti Deputy Chief of Mission, speaks during an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The project took four weeks to complete, with the 319th Engineer Support Company, assigned to CJTF-HOA, building the structure, Spanish military members providing books and reading materials, and the Japanese and Italian military members providing furniture for the interior. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Japanese Self-Defense Force Col. Takahiro Yoshida, Japanese installation commander, shakes hands with a member of the Djiboutian Ministry of Education at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library was built and furnished through collaborative support from U.S. partners and allies. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Brig. Gen. Steven Case, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deputy commanding general, speaks at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library is the first of many construction projects Civil Affairs, CJTF-HOA Army Engineers and U.S. partners and allies will work on across Djibouti and East Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
Adbi Dirir, Djibouti Ministry of Education secretary general, speaks during an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Balbala 7 Library is a combined project that provides education opportunities to local children and gives thanks to the local community. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, left, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Latisa Steele the Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
For the first time, our Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA came together to participate in foot march.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), joyfully jogs as she participates in the first ever Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March with our Kenyan partners, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) came together to participate in the Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), checks her watch after completing 18.6 miles for the Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
For the first time, our Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to came together to participate in the foot march.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, left, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), waits for U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Donald W. Spring, Jr., 1-116th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, to weigh her ruck sack before participating in the first ever Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) smiles as she welcomes U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Marass, her aide-de-camp, at the finish line after waiting for him to complete the Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
For the first time, our Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA came together to participate in the foot march.
A member of the For the first time, our Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) came together to participate in the Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
A Kenyan woman participates with U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in the first ever Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) take off for the first ever Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
Kenyan partners and U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) take off for the first ever Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jordy Brewer, Task Force Red Dragon, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), runs with two members of Kenyan forces during the first ever Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay Kenya Norwegian Foot March, near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 23, 2022.
