A group of Djiboutian and U.S. photographers and videographers pose for a photo during a knowledge exchange event at the U.S. Embassy American Corner, Djibouti, Aug. 29, 2022. The event allowed both groups of people to share emerging technologies and practices for news coverage. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
A Djiboutian media member asks a question to Omar Awaleh, a U.S. Embassy employee acting as an interpreter, during a knowledge exchange event between the Djiboutian Ministry of Communication and the U.S. Defense and State Departments at the American Corner, Djibouti, Aug. 29, 2022. More than 15 news media representatives worked with U.S. public affairs members in a three-day training to build relationships and increase quality of news coverage from both nations. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny, center, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Public Affairs Directorate, explains advanced camera settings to members of the Djiboutian Ministry of Communication as part of a news media knowledge exchange event conducted by the U.S. Departments of State and Defense at the U.S. Embassy American Corner, Djibouti, Aug. 29, 2022. More than 10 U.S. photojournalists partnered with 15 Djiboutian media members to exchange techniques in photography and audio/visual production. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier Public Affairs Directorates conducted a knowledge exchange from Aug. 29-31, 2022, with Djib-Live TV, RTD: Téĺé Djibouti, Agence Djiboutienne d'Information - ADI, and Journal La Nation, in coordination with U.S. Embassy Djibouti and Ministère de la Communication, chargé des Postes et des Télécommunications.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor, assess security and force protection measures at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, on Aug. 30, 2022. "Cooperative Security Location-Manda Bay is an important operational base for U.S. Africa Command forces in the region. The missions here are possible thanks to the exceptional relationship we have with our Kenyan partners and their commitment to regional security and stability," Langley said. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, speak with Sgt. Jeffrey Powell, Marine Security Guard Detachment Djibouti, Aug. 28, 2022, as part of a troop engagement for Langley’s first visit to Africa as U.S. Africa Command’s commanding general. The visit came as part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
U.S. Marines from the Marine Security Guard Detachment Djibouti pose with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command; the Honorable Jonathan Pratt, U.S. ambassador to Djibouti; and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, during an engagement at the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, speaks during an awards ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip by senior leaders to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand.
(Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
U.S. Army Maj. Christian Gehrels, acting defense attaché for the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, greets U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, as he arrives at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 28, 2022. The greeting came on the front-end of a four-day trip by senior leaders to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen P. Case, deputy commanding general for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, as he arrives at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 28, 2022. The visit came as part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand.(Department of Defense photo by U.S. Navy Mass Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Previc)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, participate in a CJTF-HOA capabilities brief on Aug. 28, 2022. The visit came as part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand.(Department of Defense photo illustration by U.S. Army Sgt. Kiersten Breunig)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participate in a CJTF-HOA capabilities brief on Aug. 28, 2022. The visit came as part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Kiersten Breunig)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks during an awards ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand.
(Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Francis, director of operations for U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason P. Colón, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo on Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip by senior leaders to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Kiersten Breunig)
U.S. and African Union leaders sit in front of an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) at the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug. 3, 2022. The U.S. aims to help Somalis defend themselves and reduce the threat posed by Somalia-based global terrorist networks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Francis, director of operations for U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason P. Colón, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo on Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip by senior leaders to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Kiersten Breunig)
Members of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) greet U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during the handing over of 24 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) at the ATMIS Headquarters in Somalia, Aug. 3, 2022. The APC’s will help protect military partners against rifle fire, anti-tank mines and homemade explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
