CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course
1:11 PM5/24/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course
1:10 PM5/24/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course
1:09 PM5/24/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course
1:09 PM5/24/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA Soldiers participate in French Desert Commando Course
1:07 PM5/24/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:38 PM5/23/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:36 PM5/23/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:35 PM5/23/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:30 PM5/23/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:27 PM5/23/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:24 PM5/23/2019
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)
CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti
2:14 PM5/23/2019
Leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and representatives from the U.S. Embassy Djibouti celebrated Iftar, the fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan month, with Djiboutian partners in Obock, Djibouti, May 14, 2019.
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)
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)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
3:02 PM5/22/2019
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)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
3:01 PM5/22/2019
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)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
2:58 PM5/22/2019
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)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
2:54 PM5/22/2019
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)
Maryland Army National Guard Command visits CJTF-HOA
2:51 PM5/22/2019
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)
The East African island nation of Seychelles is a key partner with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, working towards increasing security and regional stability in the Indian Ocean.