Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), prep vehicles together before conducting training at the BIR compound, Oct. 21, 2020. The BIR is a FAD advanced infantry battalion, trained and equipped by CJTF-HOA. Its primary mission is to train and serve as a quick reaction force to accomplish specified tasks directed by its higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), prep Humvees before training at the BIR compound, Oct. 21, 2020. Djiboutian soldiers assigned to the BIR are trained in light infantry tactics, mission planning, weapons training, first aid, land navigation, communication exercises, and additional advanced instruction by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), deliver supplies to the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), at the BIR compound, Oct. 21, 2020. Djiboutian soldiers assigned to the BIR are trained in light infantry tactics, mission planning, weapons training, first aid, land navigation, communication exercises, and additional advanced instruction by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Verdeja, motor transport operator with Task Force Bayonet, helps prep Humvees before conducting training with Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), at the BIR compound, Oct. 21, 2020. The BIR is a FAD advanced infantry battalion, trained and equipped by CJTF-HOA. Its primary mission is to train and serve as a quick reaction force to accomplish specified tasks directed by its higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alison Hoyt, chief of operational law, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), on Rules of Engagement and Law of War Issues at the BIR base, Oct. 21, 2020. The BIR is a FAD advanced infantry battalion, trained and equipped by CJTF-HOA. Its primary mission is to train and serve as a quick reaction force to accomplish specified tasks directed by its higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alison Hoyt, chief of operational law, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), on Rules of Engagement and Law of War Issues at the BIR base, Oct. 21, 2020. Djiboutian soldiers assigned to the BIR are trained in light infantry tactics, mission planning, weapons training, first aid, land navigation, communication exercises, and additional advanced instruction by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alison Hoyt, chief of operational law, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), briefs Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR), on Rules of Engagement and Law of War Issues at the BIR base, Oct. 21, 2020. The BIR is a FAD advanced infantry battalion, trained and equipped by CJTF-HOA. Its primary mission is to train and serve as a quick reaction force to accomplish specified tasks directed by its higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Recently, the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Staff Judge Advocate office stepped in to provide critical training to the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d’intervention rapide (BIR), on behalf of the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS).
U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, stands before U.S. Col. John Schutte, 19th Airlift Wing commander as he notifies Cable of her promotion to technical sergeant under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program during a video teleconference at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, congratulate U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, on her promotion during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, presents U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, her promotion certificate during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, thanks 19th Airlift Wing and Team Little Rock leadership during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at the CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, thanks 19th Airlift Wing and Team Little Rock leadership during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at the CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, congratulates U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, removes the staff sergeant stripes from now U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, public affairs production chief, CJTF-HOA, during a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion notification at CJTF-HOA headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020. The STEP program allots only 180 stripes Air Force-wide, per year, and allows commanders to promote Airmen to the ranks of staff and technical sergeant, without a test or a board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
An Airman deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) received a surprise Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) promotion to the rank of technical sergeant in a ceremony at the command’s headquarters, Oct. 22, 2020, on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army National Guard unit embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, right, commanding general Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti , Oct. 19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to U.S. Army Capt. Jack Mcleod, commander, East Africa Response Force, during Flora’s visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)