A Remembrance Day ceremony was held at the New European Cemetery in honor of the service members who gave their lives for their country, Nov. 8, 2020 at Djibouti City, Djibouti. Ceremonies across the U.K. were different this year because of COVID-19 but service members have found ways to honor the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
British Army Col. Hugh Baker, Director CJ5 Plans & Policy, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, lays a wreath during a Remembrance Day ceremony at the New European Cemetery, Nov. 8, 2020, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. Three members of the British Army, embedded in CJTF-HOA, honored thirteen Commonwealth service members from the U.K., Australia and Canada who lost their lives in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
CJTF-HOA British Army Personnel Celebrate Remembrance Sunday
11/11/2020
Remembrance Day Ceremonies across the United Kingdom have been different this year because of COVID restrictions. However, members of the British Army embedded at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) were able to participate in an Act of Remembrance on Sunday Nov. 8, 2020 at the New European Cemetery, in Djibouti City, Djibouti.
U.S. Army Capt. Jake Day, information operations deputy director and special technical operations chief, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a photo at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 28, 2020. In his civilian capacity, Day serves, as Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland. Day is one of only three full-time mayors to have deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa J39 Information Operations Directorate, poses for a photo at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 28, 2020. U.S. Army Capt. Jake Day, (front left) serves as the information operations deputy director and special technical operations chief, CJTF-HOA. In his civilian capacity, Day serves, as Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland. Day is one of only three full-time mayors to have deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Capt. Jake Day, information operations deputy director and special technical operations chief, Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a photo holding the flag of Salisbury, Maryland with Abdi-Chaib Nour Youssouf, the Sous Prefect of Damerjog, Djibouti, during a meeting at Douda Beach, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2020. In his civilian capacity, Day serves, as Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland. Day is one of only three full-time mayors to have deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (Courtesy photo)
Award Winning Doctoral Student Makes a Difference at CJTF-HOA
11/4/2020
Then U.S. Air Force Capt. Bakary Jallow, now a Major, environmental and public health officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), receives a coin from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, CJTF-HOA, Oct. 22, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. In addition to winning the Alice J. Gifford Fund for Occupational and Environmental Health from John Hopkins University, he has also received recognition for his work at CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
Award Winning Doctoral Student Makes a Difference at CJTF-HOA
11/4/2020
Then U.S. Air Force Capt. Bakary Jallow, now a Major, environmental and public health officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), helps administer flu shots, October 22, 2020 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. As an environmental and public health officer, his responsibilities include food inspections, environmental health assessments and water testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
Award Winning Doctoral Student Makes a Difference at CJTF-HOA
11/4/2020
Then U.S. Air Force Capt. Bakary Jallow, now a Major, environmental and public health officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a photo after winning the Alice J. Gifford Fund for Occupational and Environmental Health from John Hopkins University, October 28, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Jallow is a third year doctoral student and enjoys his work in public health because it gives him the opportunity to give back to the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
Award Winning Doctoral Student Makes a Difference at CJTF-HOA
11/4/2020
When U.S. Air Force Maj. Bakary Jallow, Environmental and Public Health Officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), was just eight-years-old and living in The Gambia, Africa, he watched his then four-year-old sister fight Malaria, a disease which kills millions of people every year. Eventually it spread to her brain causing her to develop Epilepsy, which causes her to have seizures.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA visited Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Horsman, an infantryman with Task Force Bayonet, during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Goldnick, an 11B infantryman squad leader with Task Force Bayonet, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Goldnick, an 11B infantryman squad leader with Task Force Bayonet, speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Mohammed Ali, a Soldier with Task Force Bayonet, while visiting Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
A U.S Army Soldier from Task Force Bayonet shows U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the inside of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), checks out a new security camera capability in a watchtower at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Hebert spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Sgt. Julian Chaney, fire support specialist with Task Force Bayonet, shows U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), a new security camera capability in a watchtower at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), operates a Drone Defender V2 during his visit to Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 31, 2020. The Drone Defender V2 is an electronic warfare weapon that is capable of downing and disabling a small Unmanned Aircraft System. Flora spent the afternoon getting a first-hand look at force protection measures and thanking serves members for their continued service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
