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Ugandan Battle Group 22 lays deployment groundwork

3:37 PM3/23/2017
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Gary Lathrop, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Task Force Sparta, EOD Mobile Unit 8, walks along a road during counter improvised-explosive-device (IED) training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 6, 2017. The training gave UPDF members a chance to locate and clear IEDs in and around buildings and along the road. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
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Ugandan Battle Group 22 lays deployment groundwork

3:36 PM3/23/2017
A Uganda People’s Defense Force soldier inspects a rooftop while searching for the end of a simulated command wire during counter improvised-explosive-device (IED) training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 6, 2017. Once the command wire source is located, the member can use the wire to take control of an IED. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
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Ugandan Battle Group 22 lays deployment groundwork

3:36 PM3/23/2017
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Brad Brown, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Task Force Sparta, EOD Mobile Unit 8, and a Uganda People’s Defense Force cadre and soldier inspect the simulated source of a command wire during counter improvised-explosive-device (IED) training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 6, 2017. Once the command wire source is located, the member can use the wire to take control of an IED. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
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Ugandan Battle Group 22 lays deployment groundwork

3:36 PM3/23/2017
A Uganda People’s Defense Force soldier inspects a rooftop while searching for the end of a simulated command wire during counter improvised-explosive-device (IED) training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 6, 2017. Once the command wire source is located, the member can use the wire to take control of an IED. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
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Ugandan Battle Group 22 lays deployment groundwork

2:55 PM3/23/2017
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Dan Steinchen, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Task Force Sparta, EOD Mobile Unit 8, greets a Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) member before counter-IED training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 6, 2017. The training gave UPDF members a chance to locate and clear IEDs in and around buildings and along the road. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:30 PM3/20/2017
Kenya Defense Force Maj. Andrew Khaema and Uganda People’s Defense Force Maj. Patrick Mwesige identify locations designated for relief assistance in response to a simulated humanitarian crisis during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:30 PM3/20/2017
Staff officers from the Burundi National Defense Force and Uganda People’s Defense Force work together to plan and coordinate responses to simulated events during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:29 PM3/20/2017
Kenya Defense Force Lt. Col. Wilson Ronoh and Uganda People’s Defense Air Force Maj. Kiconco Anthony prepare themes and messages to counter simulated Al-Shabaab propaganda in the public affairs cell during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:29 PM3/20/2017
Officers from Uganda, Kenya and Burundi assigned to the Civil-Military Cooperation cell react to a simulated crisis, and prepare courses of action during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:28 PM3/20/2017
Uganda People’s Defense Force Maj. Okwapa Dominic and Kenya Defense Force Maj. Amani Patrick, serve as battle captains in the Joint Operations Center preparing to disseminate information to the staff related to a simulated emerging crisis during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:28 PM3/20/2017
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Maj. Julius Niragire and UPDF Maj. Godfrey Nyabongo plan and prepare Civil-Military Cooperation staff responses to a simulated humanitarian crisis during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:27 PM3/20/2017
U.S. Army Capt. Dewight Cassells, a civil affairs team chief with the 411th Army Civil Affairs Battalion, mentors and advises a multinational group of students from Uganda, Kenya and Burundi to conduct humanitarian assistance planning during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:26 PM3/20/2017
Uganda People’s Defence Force Maj. E.W. Nyororo serves as a member of the logistics cell, preparing information to be presented in the daily commander update brief in response to simulated events during the command post exercise of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alán Ortiz)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:25 PM3/20/2017
U.S Army Maj. Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, fields questions from Kenya, Uganda and Burundi staff officers at the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 2, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Navy photo by CAPT Milton Singleton)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

1:25 PM3/20/2017
U.S Army Maj. Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag, Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, addresses staff officers from Kenya, Uganda and Burundi at the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, March 2, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations. (U.S. Navy photo by CAPT Milton Singleton)
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Troop contributing partners receive staff officer training

11:37 AM3/20/2017
Military staff officers from Kenya, Uganda and Burundi attended the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance force headquarters training program at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 6 - Mar. 10, 2017. The five-week course was facilitated by the U.S. Department of State and is designed to improve Africa’s military capabilities by providing selected training necessary for multinational peace support operations.
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CTF 68 Commander visits Camp Lemonnier

3:49 PM3/17/2017
U.S. Navy Capt. Leonard Lyon, commander of Naval Expeditionary Task Force Europe and Africa (CTF 68) meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2017. CTF 68 conducts explosive ordnance disposal, naval construction, diving and salvage, hydrographic survey, expeditionary intelligence and theater security support in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
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CTF 68 Commander visits Camp Lemonnier

3:44 PM3/17/2017
U.S. Navy Capt. Leonard Lyon, commander of Naval Expeditionary Task Force Europe and Africa (CTF 68) meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2017. CTF 68 conducts explosive ordnance disposal, naval construction, diving and salvage, hydrographic survey, expeditionary intelligence and theater security support in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

1:56 PM3/17/2017
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commander, discusses the current status of Somalia with Djibouti Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, force commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and other key members of AMISOM, in Mogadishu, Somalia Mar. 15, 2017. The meeting helped to coordinate CJTF-HOA, the United Nations, European Union, the AMISOM and other international partner’s efforts to stabilize Somalia and the surrounding regions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Christian M. Jadot)
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

1:56 PM3/17/2017
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, meets with British Air Commodore William “Jamie” Kendall, United Nations Somalia senior military advisor, in Mogadishu, Somalia Mar. 15, 2017. The meeting helped relay important information about the dynamics of the region back to the U.S. government to further stabilize Somalia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Christian M. Jadot)
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