U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), discuss jump operations before executing a high-altitude low opening (HALO) jump in East Africa, Dec. 24, 2020. The 82nd ERQS is responsible for conducting personnel recovery operations in the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), puts on his parachute before executing a static-line jump in East Africa, Dec. 24, 2020. The 82nd ERQS is responsible for conducting personnel recovery operations in the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Consiglio, a pilot assiged to the 75th Expeditionary Airlfit Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection on a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2020. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, sits on the flight line at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2020. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Harrington, a pilot assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs pre-flight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2020. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Consiglio, a pilot assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection on a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2020. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Martinez Morales, a crew chief assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs pre-flight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2020. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Crew chiefs assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Aliflift Squadron prep a C-130J Super Hercules for flight at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2020. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, visit the Laydown Yard at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, walk through a COVID screening demonstration at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, visit the Laydown Yard at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, visit the Laydown Yard at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, walk through a COVID screening demonstration at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), speaks to service members during his trip to East Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, walk through a COVID screening demonstration at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, Africa Command (AFRICOM), speaks to service members during his trip to East Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. The trip provided an opportunity for Thresher to engage with Kenya Defense Force senior enlisted leadership, visit their enlisted academy and review the curriculum, in an effort to continue to strengthen the KDF’s enlisted corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general, Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, AFRICOM, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, arrive at the CJTF-HOA headquarters building, Dec. 17, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Townsend visited various sections at Camp Lemonnier and saw how they each contributed to the overall mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general, Africa Command (AFRICOM), is greeted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Dec. 16, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Townsend completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commanding general, Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hold a meeting at the CJTF-HOA headquarters, Dec. 17, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The meeting gave the CJTF-HOA staff an opportunity to update Townsend on current and future mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners.
