CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:44 AM8/16/2019
U.S. Army Soldiers from 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assess the building of a dirt berm at the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:44 AM8/16/2019
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daniel Csakai, platoon leader, 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, speaks with a Djibouti Fire Brigade firefighter about the firefighting efforts at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:44 AM8/16/2019
A Djiboutian Fire Brigade firefighter traverses the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:43 AM8/16/2019
U.S. Army Soldiers from 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, assess their firefighting sector at the Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. During a fire at the landfill, the 465th used bulldozers to create dirt berms that would make firebreaks and stop the flames from spreading outward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:43 AM8/16/2019
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, speaks with Stephen Skola, deputy fire chief, Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services, about the firefighting efforts at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, CJTF-HOA engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:43 AM8/16/2019
Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services firefighters use a hose to extinguish a fire alongside Chinese firefighters at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)
CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land
8:39 AM8/16/2019
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members provided critical support in a multinational effort to combat a fire at the Douda landfill in Djibouti City, August 14. CJTF-HOA engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help contain the fire, which was low-level but widespread and encroaching dangerously close to a surrounding village and the civilian airport.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), center left, meets with foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), Aug. 6, 2019. Townsend visited CLDJ to familiarize himself with CJTF-HOA personnel and mission. AFRICOM is responsible for building defense capabilities, responding to crises, deterring and defeating transnational threats in order to advance U.S. national interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity, all in concert with interagency and international partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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
5:31 PM7/23/2019
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)