Holly Coffer, USO Camp Lemonnier manager delivers the 3 million USO care package to U.S. Army Spc. Kayla Lystad, a Minnesota National Guardsmen deployed with Task Force Bayonet in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa in East Africa, Nov. 11, 2020. Each year the USO sends care packages to members of the U.S. military all over the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Deployed Service members pose for a photo after a USO event in East Africa Nov. 11, 2020. The USO was formed in 1941 as a response to President Roosevelt's call for a civilian organization to boost the morale of U.S. troops during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Holly Coffer, USO Camp Lemonnier manager, draws numbers during a USO bingo event in East Africa, Nov. 11, 2020. The USO at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti had the opportunity to deliver the 3 millionth USO care package in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Alex Hebert, senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and Holly Coffer, USO Camp Lemonnier manager, speak to service members during a USO event in East Africa, Nov. 11, 2020. The USO is a nonprofit organization that has supported U.S. service members and their families for nearly 80 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Louis Cascion, office of security cooperation director, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) writes a note to his children after recording himself reading a book to his children during a USO event in at Africa, Nov. 11, 2020. The USO is a nonprofit organization that has supported U.S. service members and their families for nearly 80 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Louis Cascion, office of security cooperation director, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) reads a book to his children utilizing the Bob Hope Legacy Reading program during a USO event in at Africa, Nov. 11, 2020. The USO is a nonprofit organization that has supported U.S. service members and their families for nearly 80 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Louis Cascion, office of security cooperation director, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) reads a book to his children utilizing the Bob Hope Legacy Reading program during a USO event in at Africa, Nov. 11, 2020. The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to uniformed military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Runyon, 4th platoon leader, 2nd squad leader, East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), performs one of six exercises completed during the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. Participants in the Denzel Challenge complete 32 repetitions of thrusts, deadlifts, box jumps, wall balls, pull-ups and front squats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
Participants prepare for the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. Representatives from France, Spain, the United States and Germany participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
Participants and spectators from the Denzel Challenge watch a documentary about Thomas Dupoy, a French Air Force member who lost his life while fighting for his country, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. The Denzel Challenge was created by several French service members to honor Dupoy, who enjoyed the workouts included in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jesse Tyler, executive officer, East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) performs one of six exercises during the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. Each exercise consists of 32 repetitions, representing the 32 years of life of Thomas Dupoy, the inspiration behind the Denzel Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
A French military member disinfects equipment between rounds during the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. There were four rounds of people participating in the event with equipment being sanitized after each use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
U.S. Army Soldiers participiate in the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. Representatives from France, Spain, the United States and Germany participated in the event.
U.S. Service Members Participate in the Denzel Challenge
11/17/2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Konen, assistant mortar section leader, East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), performs a box jump during the Denzel Challenge, Oct. 29, 2020, at Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force Base), Djibouti. The Denzel Challenge was created to honor Thomas Dupoy, a French Air Force member who lost his life fighting for his country on Oct. 29, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
British Army Col. Hugh Baker, Director CJ5 Plans & Policy in CJTF-HOA, reads a poem during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. Baker began the ceremony by reading the Act of Remembrance, before a two-minute silence to remember the British and Commonwealth Service personnel and civilians who gave their lives during World War I and later conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
British Army Staff Sgt. Paul Freestone, UK Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Fossom, Joint Force Surgeon, CJTF-HOA, read the graves of service members who lost their lives in Djibouti after a Remembrance Day ceremony at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, Djibouti City, Djibouti. Each grave tells a story and represents great contribution to their respective nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
A poppy wreath lays on the graves of the Commonwealth service members who lost their lives in war at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. There was a two-minute moment of silence preceding the laying of the poppy wreath. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
The grave of British Army Lt. Col. H. A. Gilkes is seen at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. Gilkes was one of only four personnel in the history of the U.K. Armed Forces to be awarded a Military Cross with three bars – each representing a subsequent award of another Military Cross which is equivalent to the U.S. military Silver Star. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
British Army Lt. Col. Craig Cudlipp, Director CJ35 Future Operations (FUOPs) and Crisis Branch Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, holds a salute during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. Ceremonies across the United Kingdom were different this year because of COVID restrictions, however, members of the British Army embedded in CJTF-HOA were able to participate in an Act of Remembrance while following COVID guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
