&nbsp; Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa

Transfer of Authority held for CJTF-HOA

Transfer of Authority held for CJTF-HOA

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

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404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

UPDF Soldiers Complete Historic Civil Affairs Operations Training

UPDF Soldiers Complete Historic Civil Affairs Operations Training

Transfer of Authority held for CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana, acting commander, gives his welcome address to service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Zana served as the deputy commander of CJTF-HOA for the past year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Transfer of Authority held for CJTF-HOA

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of United States Africa Command, speaks to service members serving for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Waldhauser presided over the transfer of authority for CJTF-HOA from Maj. Gen. David Furness to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Zana. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Transfer of Authority held for CJTF-HOA

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Furness, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, gives his farewell speech to service members on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2018. Furness served as the commanding officer of CJTF-HOA for the past year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

U.S. Army Sergeant Santiago Castro, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, trains Djiboutian Soldiers in U.S. Army Combatives at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. Army Combatives training is one of the courses for the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

A Djiboutian soldier evacuates a simulated casualty during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

Djiboutian soldiers march in formation following the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

A Djiboutian soldier reacts to simulated contact during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

A Djiboutian soldier provides security during the culminating exercise of a five-week training cycle for the newly formed Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a newly formed Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, May 3, 2018. U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa conducted the RIB training. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

U.S. Army 1st Sergeant Matthew Goss, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, trains Djiboutian Soldiers in U.S. Army Combatives at a site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. Army Combatives training is one the courses for the Djiboutian Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

U.S. Army Sergeant Vincent Merriman, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, monitors Djiboutian soldiers during a react-to-fire exercise at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 16, 2018. U.S. service members have been training the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA trains historic Djiboutian Army Rapid Intervention Battalion

U.S. Army Sergeant Vincent Merriman, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard, demonstrates a proper pushup for a Djiboutian soldier at a training site outside Djibouti City, April 19, 2018. U.S. service members have been training the Djiboutian Army's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a newly formed crisis response unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, Djibouti

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CJTF-HOA Command Senior Enlisted Leader Biography

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404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Rye, a medic with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, gives instructions to Italian soldiers with the 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment, Tuscania, during a Combat Lifesaver Course on Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, April 28, 2018. The medics were overseeing the combat lifesaver lanes, which are the final task for the students prior to completion of the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Hellein, a combat medic with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, center, observes Italian soldiers with the 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment, Tuscania, during a combat lifesaver course on Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, April 28, 2018. The medics were overseeing the combat lifesaver lanes, which are the final task for the students prior to completion of the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

U.S. Soldiers with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team and the 3rd battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard pose for a class photo with Italian soldiers from the 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment, Tuscania, on Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, April 28, 2018. The soldiers taught a combat lifesaver course to 33 students over a five-day period. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

404th Civil Affairs Function Specialty Team Conducts Combat Lifesaver Course for Carabinieri

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Hellein, a combat medic with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, observes as Italian Vice-brigadiere Dennis Xamin, a carabinieri with the 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment, Tuscania, reviews the steps of calling in a nine-line medical evacuation request during a Combat Lifesaver Course on Base Militar Italiano de Supporte, Djibouti, April 28, 2018. The medics were overseeing the combat lifesaver lanes, which are the final task for the students prior to completion of the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

A Pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, cuts through the windshield of an overturned vehicle in order to rescue a simulated casualty in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. The Airmen conducted various extrication techniques during a joint mass casualty training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

A Guardsman with the 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, treats a simulated casualty in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron load a simulated casualty onto a litter in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. The Airmen conducted various rescue techniques during a joint mass casualty training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to move a simulated casualty onto a litter in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass-casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron participate in a high altitude, low-opening free-fall jump in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. The free-fall jump was conducted as part of a joint training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron participate in a high altitude, low-opening tandem free-fall jump to bring in a medical doctor, in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. The free-fall jump was conducted as part of a joint training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, transport a simulated casualty on a litter in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and U.S. Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard work together to rescue a simulated casualty in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to transport a simulated casualty on a litter in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Maj. Aspen Terry, a medical officer with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, moulages the arm of Staff Sgt. Alex Stojadinovic, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

Joint Effort for Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emily Baker, a medical material specialist in the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, moulages a simulated chest injury on U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Carignan, Surgeon Cell, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 24, 2018. As part of a joint mass-casualty training exercise, service members performed various tasks in order to locate, secure and rescue simulated casualties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison)

Photo by: Master Sgt. Sarah Mattison

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Soldiers alongside French soldiers, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, prepare to start desert land navigation during the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 21, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Spc. Jarrod Allison assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard completes the final challenge of “Voie de L’Inconscient” or “Path of the Unconscious”, the last evolution of the initial phase of the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 23, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, navigate an obstacle course during the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 22, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Lenox assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard assists his team in navigating an obstacle during the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 22, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Pfc. Derek Gauss assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, lights a fire with a magnifying glass as part of a desert survival class during the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 21, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Spc. Mikala Leal, assigned to Hotel Company, 949th Brigade Support Battalion, practices recovering onto a single rope bridge during the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 21, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Spc. Travis Flynn, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, practices recovering onto a single rope bridge during the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 21, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army, French Soldiers complete initial phase of French Desert Commando Course

U.S. Army Spc. Jarrod Allison assigned to Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard completes an obstacle on “Voie de L’Inconscient” or “Path of the Unconscious”, the final evolution of the initial phase of the French Desert Commando Course at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti in Arta Plage, Djibouti, April 23, 2018. The four-day phase is the first of two necessary to earn a coveted French Desert Commando Badge. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn, CJTF-HOA

UPDF Soldiers Complete Historic Civil Affairs Operations Training

Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, pose for a group photo after a graduation ceremony from a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by members of the 404th at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn

UPDF Soldiers Complete Historic Civil Affairs Operations Training

Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, thanks U.S. Army Soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)