1:45 PM4/30/2021

Members of Combined Joint Task Force-HOA participate in a prayer and Iftar alongside Hassan Ahmed Migane, Djiboutian Imam, to celebrate the end of Ramadan in Djibouti, April 28, 2021. The Iftar event provided an opportunity for key partners to come together in unity, build on existing relationships, and reaffirm the importance of cross-cultural understanding. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Staff Sgt. Daniel Garcia)

1:45 PM4/30/2021

Members of Combined Joint Task Force-HOA participate in a prayer and Iftar alongside Hassan Ahmed Migane, Djiboutian Imam, to celebrate the end of Ramadan in Djibouti, April 28, 2021. The Iftar event provided an opportunity for key partners to come together in unity, build on existing relationships, and reaffirm the importance of cross-cultural understanding. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Staff Sgt. Daniel Garcia)

1:45 PM4/30/2021

Imam Hassan Ahmed Migane, and other prominent Djiboutian Muslim leaders, led a Muslim Maghrib sunset prayer for Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members to close out the day’s Ramadan fast at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 28, 2021.

11:23 AM4/8/2021

From left, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Robert Schmidt, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) senior enlisted leader of operations planning, British Army Col. Hugh Baker, the CJTF-HOA director of strategy and plans, British Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, CH-47 Detachment commander, British Royal Navy Cmdr. Colin Kiernan, Operation NEWCOMBE commander, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Heath Abraham, the CJTF-HOA deputy director of operations, are photographed with a CH-47 Chinook in Gao, Mali, March 30, 2021. The CH-47 detachment discussed common weather restrictions both forces encounter in Africa including sandstorms and floods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

11:23 AM4/8/2021

British Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, CH-47 detachment commander, briefs Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership about the CH-47 Chinook capabilities in Gao, Mali, March 30, 2021. The CH-47 Detachment is part of Operation NEWCOMBE, a British airlift mission that contributes to their French partner's anti-violent extremist organization force in West Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

11:23 AM4/8/2021

British Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, left, CH-47 detachment commander, briefs British Army Col. Hugh Baker, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) director of strategy and plans, about the CH-47 Chinook capabilities in Gao, Mali, March 30, 2021. The CH-47 detachment operates in West Africa from a French base and recently reached 3,000 flying hours as part of Operation NEWCOMBE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

11:23 AM4/8/2021

British Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, center, CH-47 detachment commander, briefs Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership about the CH-47 Chinook capabilities in Gao, Mali, March 30, 2021. The CH-47 detachment is part of Operation NEWCOMBE, a British airlift mission that contributes to their French partner's anti-violent extremist organization force in West Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

11:23 AM4/8/2021

From left, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Heath Abraham, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy director of operations, and British Army Col. Hugh Baker, the CJTF-HOA director of strategy and plans, discuss the capabilities of a CH-47 Chinook in Gao, Mali, March 30, 2021. The CH-47 Chinook primarily moves supplies and personnel across the area of responsibility and performs resupply and refueling capabilities for troops and other helicopters respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

6:50 AM4/2/2021

6:50 AM4/2/2021

6:50 AM4/2/2021

6:42 AM4/2/2021

Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) depart from a MV-22 Osprey at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The personnel participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

6:42 AM4/2/2021

Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) depart from a MV-22 Osprey at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The personnel participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

6:41 AM4/2/2021

Personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) depart from a MV-22 Osprey at Grand Bara, Djibouti, March 9, 2021. The personnel participated in Exercise WAKRI, a low-level airdrop and personnel recovery exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis)

12:00 AM4/2/2021

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deployed forces to Gao, Mali, from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 30-31. The movement was the third time American forces demonstrated the ability to expeditiously deploy self-sustained operations in an austere environment and better interact with partner forces.

12:00 AM4/2/2021

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa commanding general visited the Masjid Gachamaleh - Ar Rahma mosque to reaffirm the United States’ strong partnership with Djibouti and a mutual stance on peace and prosperity for people of all religions.

11:09 AM3/24/2021

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mildred Valderrama, an animal care specialist with the Civil Affairs East Africa Southern European Task Force Africa (CA-EA SETAF-AF) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shows students how many teeth are in the human mouth at the International School of Africa, Arta, Djibouti, March 23, 2021. The CA-EA SETAF-AF team members collectively spoke to more than 70 children at the school, reinforcing the focus on preventative oral health care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)