Col. Patrick Lamiral, chief of staff with the French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), speaks during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Ashwell, an intelligence sergeant assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), plays Taps during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Capt. David Porter, chaplain with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers the invocation during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pose for a group photo with partner forces during a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Task Force Red Dragon hosts D-Day remembrance ceremony in the Horn of Africa
6/6/2022
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hosted a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
U.S. Army Virginia National Guard Specialist Andrew Hayden with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, assists a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier with applying an arm brace during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) information exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
A U.S. Army Soldier with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participates in an information exchange on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel, who also exchanged their best medical practices at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
U.S. Army Virginia National Guard Specialist Andrew Hayden with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, exchanges knowledge on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier practices Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).
