Africa deployed SFAB Soldiers recognized for saving lives
3/16/2021
Staff Sgt. Andres Sanchez, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) fires advisor, stands with his team members during a coining ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. Sanchez and six of his fellow team members were presented with commanders coins because of their immediate, lifesaving, medical response to a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Africa deployed SFAB Soldiers recognized for saving lives
3/16/2021
Seven U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) stand for a photo after their coining ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. The SFAB soldiers were recognized by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, CJTF-HOA commanding general, for their immediate, lifesaving, response to a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Africa deployed SFAB Soldiers recognized for saving lives
3/16/2021
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Mathena, Security Forces Assistance Brigade assistant team leader, holds his Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commander’s coin at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. Mathena and six
members of the SFAB were presented with commanders’ coins because of their immediate, lifesaving, medical response to a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) pose for a photo at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The group participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low level training flight and airdrop, as members in need of rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) practice a medical casualty care situation at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The squadrons participated in low level training as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) practice a medical casualty care situation at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) squadrons participated in personnel recovery training as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
One of two bundle airdrops floats to the ground at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. A C-130 Hercules conducted landings and airdrops as part of a low-level training flight for Exercise WAKRI.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Soldiers with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) wait for their simulated “rescue” aircraft at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. Soldiers participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level training airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) depart from a MV-22 Osprey at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The personnel participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
A C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) were dropped off and “recovered” as players in Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Castle (left) and Spc. Alexus Dickerson (right), air traffic control (ATC) operators with the 2nd Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), set up a VS-17 panel marker at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The pair and team set up various VS-17 panel markers in order to mark a landing zone for the aircraft used as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
A MV-22 Osprey from the VMM-362 (Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron) Ugly Angels in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) prepares for landing at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The Osprey carried 38 personnel to their location as part of Exercise WAKRI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) conducted an airdrop and air land operation at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The joint training exercise, WAKRI, provided an opportunity for the VMM-362 (Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron) Ugly Angels and the 2nd Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment to practice their capabilities along with the expeditionary squadrons
Medical personnel administer COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti
3/4/2021
Approximately 600 Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), residents volunteer to receive the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 27, 2021. After this round, the total vaccinated personnel at CLDJ has risen to more than 1,100.
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Darlene Lindler, the technical point in charge, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution, hands off part of a shipment to U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Quentin Denzel Foley, a preventive medicine technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The shipment included medical equipment and 600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Quentin Denzel Foley, a preventive medicine technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), carries a shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine off a plane at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The vaccine will be prioritized, distributed and administered using a coordinated strategy at Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Quentin Denzel Foley (left), a preventive medicine technician with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), and U.S. Navy Lt. David Cruz (right), the preventive medicine department head with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), check the temperature of the COVID-19 vaccine package at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. All are encouraged to do their part and opt in to get vaccinated in order to win the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
U.S. Navy Lt. David Cruz, the preventive medicine department head with the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), places the COVID-19 vaccine in a storage freezer at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The vaccine must be stored at minus 25 C to minus 15 C to be maintained. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
Personnel at Camp Lemonnier pose with the COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2021. The vaccine represents our best hope to win the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)
