A .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle maintained by Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, fires rounds at a target at a military range in Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2019. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Gongora, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Michael Mompoint, both from Delta Company, 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, load a .50-caliber machine gun at a military range in Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2019. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Spc. Luis Ortiz, Delta Company, 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, loads a .50-caliber machine gun at a military range in Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2019. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, prepare for a range exercise in Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2019. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Glynn, Delta Company, 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, discusses range safety with German military personnel prior to training at a military range in Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2019. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Glynn, Delta Company, 1-141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, discusses range safety prior to training at a military range in Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2019. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) leadership pose for a photo after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) leadership greet each other after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) leadership greet each other after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Mansfield, deputy chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Maj. Shinsuke Takada, foreign liaison officer assigned to CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), left, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, go over a flight path prior to a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) members assigned to Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, bid farewell to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa leadership prior to a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), looks out the cockpit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-3C Orion during a familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, pose for a photo during a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Mansfield, deputy chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), looks out the cockpit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-3C Orion during a familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, exchange gifts after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), right, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Akihiko Kurishita, commander of Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Operations, Djibouti, exchange gifts after a P-3C Orion familiarization flight Jan. 19, 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Leadership from CJTF-HOA took the flight to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
8:47 AM1/23/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Sherwood, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, sends a radio transmission from the top of a peak during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
8:47 AM1/23/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Sherwood, a tactical communications operator assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, adjusts a radio frequency during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, Jan. 18, 2019. A joint team of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
CJTF-HOA tactical communication service members test gear, skills
8:47 AM1/23/2019
Tactical communication experts assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hike through a dry river bed on the way to a distant peak to test radio equipment during an exercise at the Arta Range Complex Jan. 18, 2019. The joint teams of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines utilized the exercise to test all forms of radio equipment they could be tasked to use in case of a last-minute forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)