A Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Ranger drags his fellow Ranger from mock danger before performing casualty care during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course graduation demonstration at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Twenty-five UWA Rangers graduated the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Rangers discuss land navigation during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course graduation demonstration at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Twenty-five UWA Rangers graduated the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah R. Malac and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), watch a demonstration during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course graduation at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 11, 2019. Malac and Kriesel were both guest speakers for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Sgt. Kyri Jones, instructor, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa writes a team evaluation during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course examination at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Jones was one of six instructors who taught Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Rangers how to conduct land navigation, conduct small unit tactics, respond to wildlife crimes, ethics and medically treat a casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Kunkle, instructor, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa writes a team evaluation during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course examination at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Kunkle was one of six instructors who taught Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Rangers how to conduct land navigation, conduct small unit tactics, respond to wildlife crimes, ethics and medically treat a casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Elisha Waiters, instructor, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa writes a team evaluation during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course examination at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Waiters was one of six instructors who taught Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Rangers how to conduct land navigation, conduct small unit tactics, respond to wildlife crimes, ethics and medically treat a casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Cummings, instructor, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa writes a team evaluation during a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course examination at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Cummings was one of six instructors who taught Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Rangers how to conduct land navigation, conduct small unit tactics, respond to wildlife crimes, ethics and medically treat a casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Capt. John Dreskler escorts U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cecil Piazza, commander 411th Civil Affairs Battalion (CABN); and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan Whitson through the different training lanes for a Counter Illicit Trafficking Junior Leadership Course at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda, Oct. 10, 2019. Twenty-five UWA Rangers graduated the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Japanese-led NEO enhances interoperability among coalition and African partner nations
Multinational service members and representatives take part in a tabletop discussion during an annual noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2019. Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) worked together with the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to share capabilities during the multi-day event, which was held from Oct. 1-4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
Japanese-led NEO enhances interoperability among coalition and African partner nations
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexander Campbell, joint reception center non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), enters evacuees into the noncombatant tracking system (NTS) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.3, 2019. This demonstration was part of a multi-day exercise with CJTF-HOA and Japanese military members in which multinational discussions, bilateral field training, and tabletop exercises were conducted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
Japanese-led NEO enhances interoperability among coalition and African partner nations
A Japanese service member watches U.S. Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) during a bilateral field training exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 2, 2019. The training was part of a multi-day exercise with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese service members, during which multinational discussions, NEO tracking system demonstrations, and tabletop exercises were conducted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
Japanese-led NEO enhances interoperability among coalition and African partner nations
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Sereday, executive officer for Charlie Company 2-113th Infantry assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gives a concept of operations (CONOP) brief to Japanese and U.S. military forces during a bilateral field training exercise (FTX) in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 2, 2019. The FTX was part of a Japanese-led noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise, which also included African coalition partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
Japanese-led NEO enhances interoperability among coalition and African partner nations
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) listen to a Japanese service member go over operation plans during a bilateral field training exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 2, 2019. The field training exercise related to military response of a mock explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) during a convoy operation, as well as a response to a complex attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
Japanese-led NEO enhances interoperability among coalition and African partner nations
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Koehler, contingency branch chief assigned to Combined JointTask Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) rules of engagement during a Japanese-led NEO exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Oct. 1, 2019. A NEO is the military assisted departure of civilian noncombatants and nonessential military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
U.S. Army Maj. Marcus Miller, special technical operations chief, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa re-packs his parachute after a static line jump with American and coalition partners, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Sept. 29, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
U.S. Army Col. Chad Hackley, director of intelligence, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, inspects his parachute during a training event with French Forces Djibouti, at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 26, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
U.S. Army Maj. Marcus Miller, special technical operations chief, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa stands at attention after being presented his French Jump Wings at a ceremony on the French Forces Djibouti Base, Sept. 29, 2019. Miller was one of thirteen Americans who participated in the jump, which also included French, Italian, and Djiboutian servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
U.S. Army Staff. Sgt. David Ray, special projects NCO, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, inspects his parachute during a training event with French Forces Djibouti, at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Sept. 26, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cecil Piazza, commander, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, walks away from the drop zone after a static-line jump with American and coalition partners, outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Sept. 29, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
U.S. and French servicemembers pose for a group photo after a static line jump outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Sept. 29, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble) (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. and Coalition forces participate in St. Michael's Day jump
A French Forces soldier prepares to land on a drop zone after a High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) jump outside Djibouti City, Djibouti, Sept. 29, 2019. American service members and coalition partners jumped together to celebrate the Feast Day of Archangel Michael, the patron saint of paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble) (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) poses for a photo with service members from California at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 2, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CODEL Bass visits CLDJ
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) about the CJTF-HOA mission at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CODEL Bass visits CLDJ
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), center-left, poses with Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) center-right, for a group photo at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CODEL Bass visits CLDJ
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CODEL Bass visits CLDJ
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CODEL Bass visits CLDJ
J. Alexander Hamilton, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy Djibouti, greets Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1, 2019. Bass visited Djibouti to promote U.S. Government and host nation partnerships in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, speaks to deployed Airmen during an all-call at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 25, 2019. Wilson spoke with the Airmen about their various topics of interest while visiting Camp Lemonnier as part of his battlefield circulation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), center, poses for a photo with Spanish Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, operation commander, European Union Naval Force Somalia-Operation Atalanta, center left, and Spanish Maj. Gen. Antonio Palau, commandant general, Spanish Marine Corps, center right, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2019. Lacave and Palau visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), center, poses for a photo with Spanish Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, operation commander, European Union Naval Force Somalia-Operation Atalanta, center left, and Spanish Maj. Gen. Antonio Palau, commandant general, Spanish Marine Corps, center right, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2019. Lacave and Palau visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Spanish Maj. Gen. Antonio Palau, commandant general, Spanish Marine Corps, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2019. Palau visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Spanish Vice Adm. Antonio Lacave, operation commander, European Union Naval Force Somalia-Operation Atalanta at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 21, 2019. Lacave visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a photo with Comoros Lt. Ali Abdoul-Kader, Comoros foreign liaison officer (FLO) to CJTF-HOA, left, and Comoros Capt. Bastua, a previous Comoros FLO to CJTF-HOA, at the Enfag language school in Comoros, Sept. 9, 2019. Kriesel visited Comoros to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army Maj. Judith Griep)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, meets members of the Comorian army at the Comoros Armed Forces headquarters in Comoros, Sept. 10, 2019. Kriesel visited Comoros to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army Maj. Judith Griep)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with leaders at the Itsoundzou training facility in Comoros, Sept. 10, 2019. Kriesel visited Comoros to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army Maj. Judith Griep)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visits the National Military Hospital in Comoros, Sept. 9, 2019. Kriesel visited Comoros to conduct country familiarization and key leader engagements. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army Maj. Judith Griep)
Djiboutian students discuss the topic of “love” during a weekly English discussion group (EDG) in Balbala, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2019. The EDG, led by members from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, serves as a “language laboratory” in which students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through relationship building and information exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
U.S. Army Sgt. Megan Sleeth, a civil affairs specialist assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, talks with Djiboutian students during an English discussion group (EDG) in Balbala, Djibouti, Sept. 12, 2019. The EDG serves as a language laboratory in which students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through relationship building and information exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CA Batallion holds EDG with Djiboutian students
U.S. Army Sgt. Megan Sleeth, a civil affairs specialist assigned to the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, talks with Djiboutian students during an English discussion group (EDG) in Balbala, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2019. The EDG serves as a “language laboratory” in which students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through relationship building and information exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)