Exercise Bull Shark Enhances Communication Efforts Between the U.S. and Ally and Partner Nations
5/15/2024
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti- Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.
Exercise Bull Shark led by CJTF-HOA is a bi-annual joint training exercise between U.S service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. The exercise consisted of over 200 U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, and French service members, 45 vehicles, 15 vessels, and five aircrafts all communicating and working together as a collective whole to ensure readiness to real-world crisis response.
Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual personnel recovery exercise hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The exercise enhances partnerships, reinforces crisis response capability for maritime, improved communications and shore personnel recovery in a combined joint environment.
Service members from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier join the Djiboutian Coast Guard for a group photo after participating in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities.
A Djibouti Coast Guard member prepares to repel from a MV-22 Osprey in support of Exercise Bull Shark 24-2. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Juan Paz)
A servicemember observes the activities of Exercise Bull Shark 24-2 over the Djiboutian coast line on May 5, 2024. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Juan Paz)
Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual personnel recovery exercise hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The exercise enhances partnerships, reinforces crisis response capability for maritime, improved communications and shore personnel recovery in a combined joint environment.
Service members from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier join the Djiboutian Coast Guard for a group photo after participating in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities.
U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise. Sea Sisters, a portion of Exercise Bull Shark led by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, is a joint training exercise between U.S. service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise. Sea Sisters, a portion of Exercise Bull Shark led by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, is a joint training exercise between U.S. service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise. Sea Sisters, a portion of Exercise Bull Shark led by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, is a joint training exercise between U.S. service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise. Sea Sisters, a portion of Exercise Bull Shark led by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, is a joint training exercise between U.S. service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise. Sea Sisters, a portion of Exercise Bull Shark led by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, is a joint training exercise between U.S. service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise. Sea Sisters, a portion of Exercise Bull Shark led by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, is a joint training exercise between U.S. service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lark Sine)
Strengthening Bonds and Building Resilience: Sea Sisters Empowers Women in Djibouti
5/9/2024
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti– U.S. service members participate in a knowledge exchange with women in the Djiboutian Coast Guard April 30, 2024, at Camp Doraleh during a Sea Sisters exercise.
Sea Sisters unfolded over three days bringing together females in the United States military and their partners in the Djiboutian coast guard. Service members in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force spent the second day discussing maritime survival tactics, practicing medical care, and strengthening relationships.
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speak with a Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) Soldier after arriving in Burundi, April 3, 2024. Visiting U.S. Soldiers joined their BNDF counterparts for several days of working together to enhance readiness for humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), arrive in Burundi, April 3, 2024. Visiting U.S. Soldiers joined their Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) counterparts for several days of working together to enhance readiness for humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
Sgt. Jesse Rinker, a member of the East Africa Response Force (EARF),
assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), demonstrates proper application of a tourniquet to Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) Soldiers, April 5, 2024, at Medubugu, Burundi.
Visiting U.S. Soldiers joined their BNDF counterparts for a full day of demonstrations and practical exercises focused on emergency field medical care and casualty evacuation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, assigned to 82nd Expeditionary Rescue
Squadron, demonstrates proper use of a litter to Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) Soldiers, April 5, 2024, at Medubugu, Burundi. Visiting U.S. Soldiers of the East Africa Response Force, along with other service members, joined their BNDF counterparts for a full day of demonstrations and practical exercises focused on emergency field medical care and casualty evacuation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.
Joshua DuRant)
Keith Gilges, the Charge d’Affaires of Burundi, joins senior Burundian officials for a tour of the C-130 aircraft that brought visiting U.S. Army Soldiers of the East Africa Response Force to Burundi, April 3, 2024. The visiting U.S. Army Soldiers joined the Burundi National Defence Force to work together to enhance readiness for humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
Sgt. Jesse Rinker, a member of the East Africa Response Force (EARF),
assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), demonstrates proper application of a bandage to Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) Soldiers, April 5, 2024, at Medubugu, Burundi.
Visiting U.S. Soldiers joined their BNDF counterparts for a full day of demonstrations and practical exercises focused on emergency field medical care and casualty evacuation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), arrive in Burundi, April 3, 2024. Visiting U.S. Soldiers joined their Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) counterparts for several days of working together to enhance readiness for humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
Members of the Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) carry a team member
during a casualty evacuation and medical knowledge exchange, April 5, 2024, at Medubugu, Burundi.
Visiting U.S. Soldiers joined their BNDF counterparts for a full day of demonstrations and practical exercises focused on emergency field medical care and casualty evacuation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua DuRant)
