U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), center-right, is escorted while touring Camp Lemonnier by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry E. André at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM commander visits with CJTF-HOA
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), left, is escorted while touring Camp Lemonnier by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM commander visits with CJTF-HOA
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), right, is greeted by U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM commander visits with CJTF-HOA
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), right, is greeted by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM commander visits with CJTF-HOA
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), right, is greeted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 5, 2019. Townsend took command of AFRICOM on July 26, 2019. As commander of AFRICOM Townsend is in charge of military relations with African nations, the African Union and African regional security organizations. Townsend visited Djibouti as part of his familiarization of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, poses for a photo with the graduating class of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The class consisted of 28 students from four countries in the East African Community countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
U.S. Amb. Eunice S. Reddick, the U.S. Charge d’affaires to Burundi, and former Ambassador to Gabon and Niger, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, approach the graduation field at the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College, in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The graduating class consisted of 28 students from four countries in the East African Community countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
U.S. Amb. Eunice S. Reddick, the U.S. Charge d’affaires to Burundi, and former Ambassador to Gabon and Niger, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, meet with leaders of the Burundi National Defence Force in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. Reddick and Kriesel attended the Burundi Senior Command and Staff College graduation of 28-students from Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
Members of the Royal Drummers of Burundi perform at the graduation of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The Royal Drummers of Burundi use drums made from hollowed tree trunks covered with animal skins. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
Members of the graduating class at the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) stand at attention while waiting their turn to graduate in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The Burundi SCSC is a 45-week course that focuses on developing professional knowledge, skills in leadership, art and science of war to senior officers to enhance their capabilities in both command and staff duties at formation level and above. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
Burundi National Defence Force Col. C Ntacebera, commandant of the Burundi Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), leads U.S. Amb. Eunice S. Reddick, the U.S. Charge d’affaires to Burundi, and former U.S. Ambassador to Gabon and Niger, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, on a tour of the SCSC in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. Reddick and Kriesel attended the SCSC graduation of 28-students from Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
A member of the Royal Drummers of Burundi performs with his spear at the graduation of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The Royal Drummers of Burundi has conducted the same performance for centuries, as their techniques and traditions are passed down from father to son. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
A member of the Royal Drummers of Burundi plays his karyenda at the graduation of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The Royal Drummers of Burundi has conducted the same performance for centuries, as their techniques and traditions are passed down from father to son. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, stands at attention as the graduating class of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College enters in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The class consisted of 28 students from four countries in the East African Community countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets Burundi National Defence Force Lt. Gen. Prime Niyongabo, BNDF chief of defence, at the BNDF Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The mission of the Burundi SCSC is to develop professional knowledge, skills in leadership, art and science of war to senior officers to enhance their capabilities in both command and staff duties at formation level and above. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provides closing remarks after receiving CJTF-HOA CSEL responsibilities at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 22, 2019. Carns enlisted in the Army in July 1992 as an Infantryman from Indiana, Pa., and has served in every key leadership position in the Infantry from team leader to command sergeant major. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provides comments during a change of responsibility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 22, 2019. As the commander of CJTF-HOA, Turello officiated the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, incoming command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assumes responsibility as CSEL by accepting the unit colors from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 22, 2019. The passing of the colors symbolizes the transfer of responsibility and authority from outgoing CSEL U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Vito Harris, to incoming CSEL, Carns. (U.S. Air Force 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, presides over the change of responsibility ceremony between incoming CJTF-HOA command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, and outgoing CSEL, U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Vito Harris, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 22, 2019. The CSEL is the principal advisor to the commander and bears the special responsibility of guardianship for all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, presents Italian navy Capt. Liborio Palombella, deputy commander, Italian Navy Training Center, left, with a gift after his visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 15, 2019. Palombella visited Camp Lemonnier to learn about the CJTF-HOA mission and its contributions to East Africa. (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 Italian Rear Adm. Giovanni Piegaja, deputy operation commander, Operation Atalanta, center right, and other service members from CJTF-HOA, Camp Lemonnier and Operation Atalanta at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 21, 2019. Piegaja and members of his staff visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership between CJTF-HOA and Operation Atalanta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets Italian Rear Adm. Giovanni Piegaja, deputy operation commander, Operation Atalanta, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 21, 2019. Piegaja and members of his staff visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the Atalanta mission and strengthen the partnership with CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
U.S. Army Maj. Erik Buendia, 403rd Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion commander, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provides remarks during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 9, 2019. The 411th CA Battalion assumed civil affairs responsibilities for CJTF-HOA from the 403rd CA Battalion. Civil Affairs Soldiers are the governance and foreign-culture experts of the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cecil Piazza, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion commander, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to his Soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 9, 2019. The 411th CA Battalion assumed civil affairs responsibilities for CJTF-HOA from the 403rd CA Battalion. Civil Affairs Soldiers are the governance and foreign-culture experts of the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Irvin Hicks Jr., Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) foreign policy advisor (POLAD), left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general, CJTF-HOA, center, greet Dr. Mohamed Ali-Nur Hagi, Somalia ambassador to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 8, 2019. Hagi visited Camp Lemonnier to learn about the CJTF-HOA mission and its contributions to East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Cecil Piazza, 411th Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion commander, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ryan Whitson, 411th CA Battalion command sergeant major, assigned to CJTF-HOA, unfurl their unit’s guidon flag during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 9, 2019. The 411th CA Battalion assumed civil affairs responsibilities for CJTF-HOA from the 403rd CA Battalion. Civil Affairs Soldiers are the governance and foreign-culture experts of the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 403d and 411th Civil Affairs (CA) Battalions, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), sing the U.S. Army song during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 9, 2019. The 411th CA Battalion assumed civil affairs responsibilities for CJTF-HOA from the 403rd CA Battalion. Civil Affairs Soldiers are the governance and foreign-culture experts of the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 403rd and 411th Civil Affairs (CA) Battalions, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), salute during the national anthem at a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 9, 2019. The 411th CA Battalion assumed civil affairs responsibilities for CJTF-HOA from the 403rd CA Battalion. Civil Affairs Soldiers are the governance and foreign-culture experts of the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), left, poses for a photo with Anke Holstein, Ambassador of Germany to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 3, 2019. While visiting Camp Lemonnier, Holstein learned about the CJTF-HOA mission and toured the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, greets Anke Holstein, Ambassador of Germany to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 3, 2019. While visiting Camp Lemonnier, Holstein learned about the CJTF-HOA mission and toured the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier leadership at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 7, 2019. While visiting, Lengyel toured the installation and learned about the various missions that take place on Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA, Aga Khan University Hospital explore future partnership
U.S. Air Force Col. James Bermudez, left, force surgeon assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Maj. Lakesha Williams, right, public health nurse for the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to CJTF-HOA, speak with Onkar Singh Dogra, center, a doctor at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, during a CJTF-HOA tour of AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2019. CJTF-HOA service members toured AKUH as part of a partnership to use neurosurgery services and expertise in case of emergency in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nicholas C. Scott, CJTF-HOA
CJTF-HOA, Aga Khan University Hospital explore future partnership
U.S. Air Force Col. James Bermudez, left, force surgeon assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Maj. Lakesha Williams, center, public health nurse for the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to CJTF-HOA, pose with Onkar Singh Dogra, right, a doctor at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, during a CJTF-HOA tour of AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2019. CJTF-HOA service members toured AKUH as part of a partnership to use neurosurgery services and expertise in case of emergency in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nicholas C. Scott, CJTF-HOA
CJTF-HOA, Aga Khan University Hospital explore future partnership
U.S. Air Force Col. James Bermudez, left, force surgeon assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Maj. Lakesha Williams, right, public health nurse for the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to CJTF-HOA, speak with Onkar Singh Dogra, center, a doctor at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Nairobi, during a CJTF-HOA tour of AKUH, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2019. CJTF-HOA service members toured AKUH as part of a partnership to use neurosurgery services and expertise in case of emergency in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nicholas C. Scott, CJTF-HOA
Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers grapple during a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and the JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Command Sgt. Maj. Kentaro Nakazato, command sergeant major of the 16th infantry regiment company, leads karate-style striking practice during a combatives exchange with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and the JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers pose for a group photo after a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and the JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training
U.S. Army Spc. Davin Gould, infantrymen, 101st Division, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, assigned Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), is dressed in traditional jukendo attire during a combatives exchange with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and the JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II) (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
Task Force Warrior, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers grapple during a combatives exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2019. The purpose of the joint exchange was to share Japanese combative techniques and forge relationships between CJTF-HOA and the JGSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)