CJTF-HOA leaders attend Djiboutian National Assembly
10/2/2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, CJTF-HOA, attend the Solemn Opening Session of the National Assembly, in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 1, 2020. The U.S. military and the country of Djibouti have been close strategic partners since 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S Army Engineers from the 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), assisted the Djiboutian National Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), with improving their existing training range, Sept. 16, 2020, near Ali Oune, Djibouti. The newly improved range will better prepare the RIB to train their Soldiers in a wider variety of operations.
An aerial view of a jobsite occupied by the 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at a Djiboutian National Army Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) installation, near Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sep. 16, 2020. The 760th EVCC is assisting the Djiboutian National Army’s RIB with improving a training range. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Young)
U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Brooks, heavy equipment operator, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), clears berms using a DOZER at a Djiboutian National Army Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) installation, near Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sep. 16, 2020. The 760th EVCC is assisting the Djiboutian National Army’s RIB with improving a training range. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Young)
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Armstrong, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), radios instructions to DOZER operator, U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Brooks, 760th EVCC heavy equipment operator, at a Djiboutian National Army Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) installation, near Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sep. 16, 2020. The 760th EVCC is assisting the Djiboutian National Army’s RIB with improving a training range. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Young)
U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Brooks, heavy equipment operator, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), clears berms using a DOZER at a Djiboutian National Army Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) installation, near Ali Oune, Djibouti, Sep. 16, 2020. The 760th EVCC is assisting the Djiboutian National Army’s RIB with improving a training range. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Young)
Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment watch a drone hover over a scaled military base during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. Task Force Bayonet is the first task force and battalion to received C-UAS training from Asymmetrical Warfare Group, said Matthew Delay, an instructor with the group. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sirrina Martinez)
Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment Soldiers Spc. Adam Wilhelm (center) uses the Drone Defender V2 to disable a drone while Spc. Abraham Kiplagat (left) and Spc. Jackson Carr (right) observe during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. The Drone Defender V2 is an electronic warfare weapon that is capable of downing and disabling a small Unmanned Aircraft System, also known as a drone. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sirrina Martinez)
Matthew Delay, an instructor with Asymmetrical Warfare Group, briefs Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment on the functions of the Drone Defender V2 during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. “The training was designed to supplement UAS/CUAS training Task Force Bayonet received prior to deployment,” Delay said. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sirrina Martinez)
A drone used during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment practiced disabling the drones with the Drone Defender V2, an electronic warfare weapon that is capable of downing a drone. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sirrina Martinez)
A Soldier with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment looks through the optic device of the Drone Defender V2 during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. The Drone Defender V2 is an electronic warfare weapon that is capable of downing and disabling a small Unmanned Aircraft System, also known as a drone. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sirrina Martinez)
A Soldier with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment looks through the optic device of the Drone Defender V2 during Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 19, 2020. The Drone Defender V2 is an electronic warfare weapon that is capable of downing and disabling a small Unmanned Aircraft System, also known as a drone. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sirrina Martinez)
U.S. Navy chiefs hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
9/14/2020
U.S. Navy Camp Lemonnier Djibouti (CLDJ) Chief Petty Officers Association members, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and CLDJ hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at CLDJ, Sep. 11, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elisandro T. Diaz)
U.S. Navy chiefs hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
9/14/2020
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) bow their heads for the invocation during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony organized by the Chief Petty Officers Association at CLDJ, Sept. 11, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elisandro T. Diaz)
