Maj. Nick Roland, executive officer assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts opening remarks during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Lt. Col. Jim Tierney, commander of Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks at a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hosts a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Col. Patrick Lamiral, chief of staff with the French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), speaks during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Staff Sgt. Stephanie Ashwell, an intelligence sergeant assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), plays Taps during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Capt. David Porter, chaplain with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers the invocation during a D-Day commemoration ceremony June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), host a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pose for a group photo with partner forces during a D-Day commemoration ceremony and ruck march June 6, 2022, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to remember the sacrifices of Allied forces during the storming of the Normandy beachhead during World War II. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

U.S. Army Virginia National Guard Specialist Andrew Hayden with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, assists a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier with applying an arm brace during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) information exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

A U.S. Army Soldier with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participates in an information exchange on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel, who also exchanged their best medical practices at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

U.S. Army Virginia National Guard Specialist Andrew Hayden with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, exchanges knowledge on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier practices Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel practice Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Leading Private Ren Takashi, practices Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) techniques during an information exchange with U.S. medics from Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

U.S. Army medics with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participate in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) information exchange with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27, 2022. The event allowed U.S. and Japanese forces to exchange information on life-saving combat care and improved overall interoperability between the forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mario Calabro).

U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participate in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 24, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA or deployed to Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. Members of the CJTF HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roy Wollgast, an 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, performs combative techniques during the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 26, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. During the FDCC, participants are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, battle maneuver tactics, and various physical challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participate in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 26, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA or deployed to Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. Members of the CJTF HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

French Army Col. Sébastian Botheron, commander of the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5th RIAOM), pins a desert commando badge on a Virginia Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) during a French Desert Commando Course graduation ceremony at the 5th RIAOM, Djibouti, June 1, 2022. Members of the CJTF-HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participate in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 27, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA or deployed to Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. Members of the CJTF HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participate in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 27, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA or deployed to Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. Members of the CJTF HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roy Wollgast, an 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, scans the mountain during the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) at Arta Range, Djibouti, April 24, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. During the FDCC, participants are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, battle maneuver tactics, and various physical challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roy Wollgast, an 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, completes a swim obstacle course during a French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) pre-assessment at 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment base, Djibouti, April 19, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. During the FDCC, participants are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, and battle maneuver tactics as well as physical challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

Members of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa perform timed push-ups during a pre-assessment to prepare them for the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 7, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA to participate in the course. During the FDCC, the members are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, and battle maneuver tactics as well as presented with physical challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Force – Horn of Africa, and other CJTF-HOA members perform swimming drills during a pre-assessment to prepare them for the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 7, 2022. During the FDCC, U.S. forces serve under a French battalion commander and are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, battle maneuver tactics as well as physical challenges. For seven years, since 2015, the French Armed Forces stationed out of Djibouti have invited U.S. service members with CJTF-HOA to participate in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)

Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Pavlicek, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit – 3 Detachment director of the microbiology laboratory at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, works on the preparation and maintenance of the laboratory tests and media needed to be ready to identify any pathogen that might be infecting our service members. Pavlicek is the sole microbiologist serving at CLDJ and provides critical support to Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, and U.S. military members across East Africa. She also supports the Djiboutian Ministry of Health. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Pavlicek, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit – 3 Detachment director of the microbiology laboratory at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, inspects samples of camel blood collected by the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture. These samples are then tested for various pathogens in a collaborative effort to identify any future disease outbreak concerns that could impact Camp Lemonnier. Pavlicek is the sole microbiologist serving at CLDJ and provides critical support to Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, and U.S. military members across East Africa. She also supports the Djiboutian Ministry of Health. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)