U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, congratulate U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, on her promotion during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, presents U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, her promotion certificate during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, thanks 19th Airlift Wing and Team Little Rock leadership during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at the CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, thanks 19th Airlift Wing and Team Little Rock leadership during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at the CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, congratulates U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, removes the staff sergeant stripes from now U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
An Airman deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) received a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) promotion to the rank of technical sergeant in a ceremony at the command’s headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army National Guard unit embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, right, commanding general Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti , Oct. 19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to U.S. Army Capt. Jack Mcleod, commander, East Africa Response Force, during Flora’s visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), met with Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020.
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Mission Video
10/20/2020
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa responds to crises, maintains strategic partnerships with Djibouti, supports operations in Somalia and serves as the senior commander of the Djibouti base cluster to enhance stability and prosperity in East Africa. Our mission is protecting American interests and strengthening, in partnership with coalition partners, the defense capabilities of African nations.
U.S. Army Sgt. Joyce Blanco Parades, heavy equipment operator, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jody Sambury, self-help leading petty officer, Public Works Department, stand with the plaque they made for the commander’s conference room at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) headquarters, Oct. 13, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The plaque was a big undertaking for Blanco Paredes and Sambury who worked for a week on it, but said the finished product was worth the work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Army Sgt. Joyce Blanco Parades, heavy equipment operator, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jody Sambury, self-help leading petty officer, Public Works Department, unveil a new plaque to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at the CJTF-HOA headquarters building, Oct. 13, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The location of the plaque will provide a creative backdrop for both in-person and virtual meetings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, admire a new plaque for the commander’s conference after its unveiling at the CJTF-HOA headquarters building, Oct. 13, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The incoming and outgoing senior enlisted leaders kept the plaque’s creation a secret so they could surprise Flora during the unveiling. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Army Sgt. Joyce Blanco Parades, heavy equipment operator, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jody Sambury, self-help leading petty officer, Public Works Department, unveil a plaque with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa logo at the CJTF-HOA headquarters building, Oct. 13, 2020, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The plaque was commissioned by the outgoing and incoming senior enlisted leaders for CJTF-HOA and will be displayed on the wall in the commander’s conference room. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses the new HOA staff at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
The new Combined Joint Task Force –Horn of Africa staff at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
