&nbsp; Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa

CJTF-HOA shares knowledge with Burundi Senior Command, Staff College

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

Uganda, CJTF-HOA civil affairs CIT visit

Uganda, CJTF-HOA civil affairs CIT visit

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

Australian Air Vice-Marshal Office Call

Australian Air Vice-Marshal Office Call

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

CJTF-HOA shares knowledge with Burundi Senior Command, Staff College

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members look at computer equipment, provided by Spirit of America, in the library of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), in Kinanira, Burundi, May 15, 2019. A team of CJTF-HOA service members visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

Photo by: CDR Charity Hardison, CJTF-HOA

CJTF-HOA shares knowledge with Burundi Senior Command, Staff College

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members pose for a group photo at the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), in Kinanira, Burundi, May 17, 2019. A team of CJTF-HOA service members visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

Photo by: CDR Charity Hardison, CJTF-HOA

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

French army Maj. Romain, a foreign liaison officer assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs multinational military partners about his country during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 22, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchanges with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and increase understanding within the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

A French army soldier looks out of a U.S. Humvee during a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The course is a premiere French training event designed to develop each soldier's ability to perform mounted missions in a desert environment, and develop individual Soldier mountaineering and water confidence. (Courtesy Photo)

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CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and French army soldiers participate in a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The six-day course consisted of three exercises asting two days each in company squad training, platoon squad training and live fire scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

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CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and French army soldiers drive a U.S. Humvee and a French armored vanguard vehicle during a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The six-day course consisted of three exercises lasting two days each in company squad training, platoon squad training and live fire scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

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CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

A French army Staff Sergeant, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Charlton, an infantryman from the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, Task Force Warrior, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conduct a counter improvised explosive device check during the French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The six-day course consisted of three exercises lasting two days each in company squad training, platoon squad training and live fire scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

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CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and French army soldiers participate in a French Desert Commando Course in Arta, Djibouti, May 15, 2019. The course is a premiere French training event designed to develop each soldier's ability to perform mounted missions in a desert environment, and develop individual soldier mountaineering and water confidence. (Courtesy Photo)

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CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets a Djiboutian guest at an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sean Hays, U.S. Embassy Djibouti senior defense official and defense attaché, introduces U.S. Army Capt. Ayub Laari, a chaplain assigned to the 39th Transportation Battalion, Kleber Kaserne, Germany, during an Iftar celebration, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. Laari served as the event’s Imam, a worship leader in the Islamic faith. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, listens to a Djiboutian guest at an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

A Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service member reaches for a date during an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims have after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. The eating of dates is traditional at an Iftar celebration, as they provide the body with sugar to help restore low blood sugar after fasting all day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, center, welcomes a Djiboutian guest to an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

People prepare prayer rugs for an Iftar celebration at the home of U.S. Embassy Djibouti’s senior defense attaché in Djibouti, May 12, 2019. The Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes

Uganda, CJTF-HOA civil affairs CIT visit

U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Cummings, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, Uganda, May 20, 2019. Personnel from the civil affairs battalion, travelled to Uganda to take part in a subject matter expert exchange with coalition forces as part of a Uganda Wildlife Authority counter-illicit trafficking course. (Courtesy photo)

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Uganda, CJTF-HOA civil affairs CIT visit

U.S. Army Sgt. Allen Ruffles, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, Uganda, May 20, 2019. Personnel from the civil affairs battalion travelled to Uganda to take part in a subject matter expert exchange with coalition forces as part of a Uganda Wildlife Authority counter-illicit trafficking course. (Courtesy photo)

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Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), answers questions from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit provided leadership an opportunity to discuss changes to pre-mobilization training requirements and future information operations detachments’ manning needs in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, about CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit provided leadership an opportunity to discuss changes to pre-mobilization training requirements and future information operations detachments’ manning needs in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. For more than seven years, the U.S. Army National Guard has been providing information operations detachments on nine-month rotations to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, watches the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) mission video during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit facilitated key leader engagements and provided members an overview of the current and future CJTF-HOA information operations mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, during her visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 20, 2019. The visit facilitated key leader engagements and provided members an overview of the current and future CJTF-HOA information operations mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

U.S. Army combat patch ceremony

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, after a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

U.S. Army combat patch ceremony

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA after a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

U.S. Army combat patch ceremony

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), presents U.S. Army Master Sgt. Eduardo Palomares a combat patch during a patching ceremony for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

U.S. Army combat patch ceremony

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), presents U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Phan a combat patch during a patching ceremony for U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone and represent service in a member’s current, or prior, unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

U.S. Army combat patch ceremony

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stand at attention before a combat patching ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 10, 2019. U.S. Army combat patches signify a Soldier’s service in a combat zone. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

Australian Air Vice-Marshal Office Call

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shakes hands with Royal Australian air force Air Vice-Marshal Vincent Iervasi as he arrives at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 7, 2019. Iervasi visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the continued partnership in Africa between Australia and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Scott

Australian Air Vice-Marshal Office Call

Royal Australian air force Air Vice-Marshal Vincent Iervasi, right, arrives at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to meet with CJTF-HOA leadership at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 7, 2019. Iervasi visited CJTF-HOA to discuss the continued partnership in Africa between Australia and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Scott

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

Comoros army Lt. Ali Abdoul-Kader, a foreign liaison officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs multinational military partners about his country during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to multinational military partners during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

CJTF-HOA multinational military partners meet for cultural exchange

U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), bids farewell to multinational military partners during a CJTF-HOA cultural exchange event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2019. CJTF-HOA holds monthly exchange events with multinational military partners affiliated with Camp Lemonnier to strengthen alliances and attract new partners in the combined joint military environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Franklin Ramos

CODEL Wyden visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, left, (D-OR) speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, right, during a briefing at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

CODEL Wyden visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, left, (D-OR) speaks with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, right, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a briefing at CJTF-HOA, Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

CODEL Wyden visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, left, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), center, and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry André, right, pose for a photo at CJTF-HOA before a briefing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Scott

CODEL Wyden visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) meets with service members from Oregon deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes

CODEL Wyden visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) poses for a photo with service members from Oregon deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, April 26, 2019. Wyden traveled to Djibouti to visit U.S. forces and embassy officials and to meet with national defense leaders to understand the current posture of readiness and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes)

Photo by: Senior Airman Kirsten Brandes

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

CJTF-HOA Chief of Staff Biography

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

Dennis Walter Hearne, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, poses for a photo with U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Maputo, Mozambique, April 11, 2019. CJTF-HOA led U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief eﬀorts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force helped meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

Dennis Walter Hearne, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, speaks to U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Maputo, Mozambique, April 11, 2019. CJTF-HOA led U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief eﬀorts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force helped meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)