Djiboutian soldiers fire their weapons during a coalition marksmanship competition at the Djibouti Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 11, 2021. U.S. Army B Company, 1-157th Infantry (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray (TFIG), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hosted a variation of the Army's 9-minute Match for Djiboutian, French, Japanese and U.S. service members. CJTF-HOA regularly leverages collaborative training opportunities with allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to synchronize efforts throughout East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
U.S. Soldiers compete in a coalition marksmanship competition at the Djibouti Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 11, 2021. U.S. Army B Company, 1-157th Infantry (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray (TFIG), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hosted a variation of the Army's 9-minute Match for Djiboutian, French, Japanese and U.S. service members. CJTF-HOA regularly leverages collaborative training opportunities with allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to synchronize efforts throughout East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
Japan Self-Defense Force Soldiers wait on the firing line during a coalition marksmanship competition at the Djibouti Range Complex, Djibouti, Dec. 11, 2021. U.S. Army B Company, 1-157th Infantry (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray (TFIG), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hosted a variation of the Army's 9-minute Match for Djiboutian, French, Japanese and U.S. service members. CJTF-HOA regularly leverages collaborative training opportunities with allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to synchronize efforts throughout East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
Coalition competition builds camaraderie in Djibouti
1/12/2022
The silence is broken with the distinct cry of a horn cutting through the morning air. As if commanded by the sound, Djiboutian, French, Japanese and American Soldiers all leap from the starting line, sprinting across the arid desert.
This dash across the Djiboutian desert was part of a rifle marksmanship competition held on Dec. 11, 2021, and hosted by Soldiers from B Company, 1-157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray (TFIG), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA).
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Beau Heithoff, engineer specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), caulks a crack inside a cistern to repair a leaking well in Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 29, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Spc. Hailey McGrew, engineer specialist, 712th Engineer Support Company (712th ESC), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), caulks an exterior cistern crack during a well leak repair project at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 29, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Beau Heithoff, engineer specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), installs a pipe coupling during a well leak repair project at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Troy Bear, construction engineer technician, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shows Djiboutians pump shutoff procedures before helping them repair a leaking well at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Troy Bear, construction engineer technician, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists a village resident sealing a leak during a well repair project at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 29, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Beau Heithoff, engineer specialist, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), installs a pipe coupling during a well leak repair project at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Walsh, engineer specialist, 712th Engineer Support Company (712th ESC), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), digs a trench during a well leak repair at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Soldiers dig a water drainage trench during a well leak repair project at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 712th Engineer Support Company (712th ESC), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), unload a truck before repairing a leaking well in Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
Djiboutians and U.S. Soldiers dig out a broken pipe during a well leak repair at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2021. CJTF-HOA and 712th ESC engineers worked alongside villagers to restore the village’s source of drinking water. CJTF-HOA personnel, located at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly work with government leaders and citizens on a variety of projects to promote stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A job well done: Djibouti, U.S. Army repair village’s water supply
1/6/2022
In December 2021, U.S. Army Soldiers and Chabelley villagers worked hand-in-hand moving large rocks, digging trenches and replacing a damaged coupling. Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) engineers, including Soldiers from the 712th Engineer Support Company (712th ESC), helped village residents fix a leak in their only source of drinking water.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Danaher and Sgt. Quinton Banus, both with B Company, 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), replaces the rubber seals on a kiosk water meter at a school in Lamu County, Kenya, Nov. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA’s efforts, as part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach, are aimed at increasing African partner nations’ capacity to maintain a stable environment, with an effective government that provides a degree of economic and social advancement to its citizens.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
Students at a local school in Lamu County, Kenya, draw on art supplies donated by Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Civil Affairs East Africa, during a cultural engagement, Nov. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA’s efforts, as part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach, are aimed at increasing African partner nations’ capacity to maintain a stable environment, with an effective government that provides a degree of economic and social advancement to its citizens.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S. Army Sgt. Connor Dowd and Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Reid with C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), high-five students during a cultural engagement at a school in Lamu County, Kenya, Nov. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA’s efforts, as part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach, are aimed at increasing African partner nations’ capacity to maintain a stable environment, with an effective government that provides a degree of economic and social advancement to its citizens.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Lerman with Charlie Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participates in a game with students during a cultural engagement at a school in Lamu County, Kenya, Nov. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA efforts, as part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach, are aimed at increasing African partner nations’ capacity to maintain a stable environment, with an effective government that provides a degree of economic and social advancement to its citizens.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kathryn Escatel with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, dances with students during a cultural engagement at a school in Lamu County, Kenya, Nov. 2, 2021. The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s efforts, as part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach, are aimed at increasing African partner nations’ capacity to maintain a stable environment, with an effective government that provides a degree of economic and social advancement to its citizens.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
