Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training
2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response
Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
(CJTF-HOA), set security positions during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to
respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense
crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation
operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery
capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other
missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation
assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed
throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and
immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army
National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training
2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response
Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
(CJTF-HOA), set security positions during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to
respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense
crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation
operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery
capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other
missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation
assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed
throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and
immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army
National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training
2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response
Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
(CJTF-HOA), conduct integration training and flight familiarization with U.S.
Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) aboard their MV-22 Ospreys at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to
respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense
crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation
operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery
capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other
missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation
assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed
throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and
immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army
National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training
2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response
Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
(CJTF-HOA), prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to
respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense
crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation
operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery
capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other
missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation
assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed
throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and
immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army
National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assist with a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assist with a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, complete a five-mile road march in support of a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022.
The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
Members of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie load a simulated casualty onto a truck during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie provides simulated security during a training lane at a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie self-applies a tourniquet during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie applies a tourniquet to a simulated injured individual during a medical knowledge exchange event at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie provides simulated security during a training lane at a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
