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Weather Balloon Launch in the Horn of Africa

3:35 PM12/12/2016

CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- U.S. and Djibouti officials observe the launch of a weather balloon as part of the Upper Air Sounding Project at Camp Lemonnier, Dec. 8, 2016. The Upper Air Sounding Project is a joint venture between the Horn of Africa and the special operation forces on behalf of Special Operations Command Africa. The weather balloon demonstration was to help the government of Djibouti understands the effects of a balloon launch would have on the air traffic in the surrounding air space.

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Weather Balloon Launch in the Horn of Africa

3:35 PM12/12/2016

CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Air Force Special Operations Weather Technician, Special Operations Command Africa, launches a weather balloon to take atmospheric sounding data at Camp Lemonnier, Dec. 8, 2016. When the weather balloon is launched into the atmosphere it rises approximately 1,000 feet per second and takes roughly an hour to download the necessary atmospheric data.

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Weather Balloon Launch in the Horn of Africa

3:35 PM12/12/2016

CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Air Force Special Operations Weather Technicians, Special Operations Command Africa, inflate a weather balloon to be launched as a demonstrate to Djibouti officials at Camp Lemonnier, Dec. 8, 2016. The demonstration was to help the government of Djibouti understands the effects of a balloon launch would have on the air traffic in the surrounding air space.

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Weather Balloon Launch in the Horn of Africa

3:35 PM12/12/2016

CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- U.S. Air Force Special Operations Weather Technicians, Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF,) participate in the Upper Air Sounding Project by set up a computer for preparation to download information from a weather balloon at Camp Lemonnier, Dec. 8, 2016. The Upper Air Sounding Project is a joint venture between the Horn of Africa and the special operation forces on behalf of Special Operations Command Africa.

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11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members from the USS Makin Island are transported to shore via LCAC at Arta Plage, Djibouti

5:19 PM12/9/2016

U.S. Marine Corps members with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, are transported to shore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), Dec. 7, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The capabilities of a LCAC permit crucial access for up to 75 tons worth of passengers and cargo to be transported from ship-to-shore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members from the USS Makin Island are transported to shore via LCAC at Arta Plage, Djibouti

5:19 PM12/9/2016

U.S. Marine Corps combat logistics battalion members with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) amphibious vehicle, Dec. 7, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The capabilities of the LCAC permit crucial access for up to 75 tons worth of passengers and cargo to be transported from ship-to-shore. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members from the USS Makin Island are transported to shore via LCAC at Arta Plage, Djibouti

5:19 PM12/9/2016

U.S. Marine Corps members with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, are transported to shore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), Dec. 7, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. A MEU is a quick response force, which consists of Sailors and Marines on standby for immediate crisis response across the globe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members from the USS Makin Island are transported to shore via LCAC at Arta Plage, Djibouti

5:17 PM12/9/2016

U.S. Marine Corps members with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, are transported to shore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), Dec. 7, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. A MEU is a quick response force, which consists of Sailors and Marines on standby for immediate crisis response across the globe.

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726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron contingency contracting officers expand vendor base with new asset

5:18 PM12/6/2016

U.S. Air Force Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa contingency contracting officers, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, pose with Camp Lemonnier contractors for a photo next to the new contracting bulletin board, Dec. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The contract bulletin board is posted in a gathering area of the local community and provides Djiboutian businesses with easier access to information and contacts for contracting opportunities. This project aligns with the "Djiboutian First" legislation, which supports the economy of Djibouti by providing qualified businesses with contractual preference. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron contingency contracting officers expand vendor base with new asset

5:16 PM12/6/2016

DJIBOUTI – Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa contingency contracting officers, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, are supporting a recent initiative to extend its vendor base and spread economic opportunities to the people of Djibouti with the placement of a contracting bulletin board at a community gathering point, Dec. 6, 2016, near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

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U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu.

4:50 PM12/3/2016

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director, strategy, plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, tour construction zones on the RA International site, Dec. 1, 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour highlighted construction projects that are instrumental to the U.S. military's way ahead in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)

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U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu.

4:50 PM12/3/2016

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director, strategy, plans and programs, and Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, attend a briefing to discuss future upgrades and renovations for facilities on the RA International construction site, Dec. 1, 2016, Mogadishu, Somalia. RA International is the contracting lead on the project which shared their blueprint of the work being accomplished. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)

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U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu.

4:50 PM12/3/2016

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director of strategy, plans, and programs, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, receive a tour from Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, of an operation point for the U.S. Military on Dec. 1, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour gave the Generals insight of current operations and vision of future endeavors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Gallagher)

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U.S. Military officials gain insight of current operations and future endeavors during visit to Mogadishu.

4:40 PM12/3/2016

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin, U.S. Africa Command director of strategy, plans, and programs, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Eric Vollmecke, the Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Staff, receive a tour from Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, of an operation point for the U.S. Military on Dec. 1, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tour gave the Generals insight of current operations and vision of future endeavors.

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

2:50 PM11/29/2016

Royal Canadian Navy Commodore Haydn Edmundson, P-Commander, meets with U.S. Army Major Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander, while visiting Camp Lemonnier Nov. 28, 2016. Commodore Edmundson will take command of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) Dec. 16, 2016. Re-established post 9/11, CTF-150 is a 25-nation coalition naval task force coordinated by the Combined Maritime Forces based in Manama, Bahrain. Its main functions are to monitor, inspect, board and stop suspect shipping and terrorism in the Horn of Africa.

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CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition

5:30 PM11/24/2016

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Elisabeth Erickson, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, drags a dummy 25-meters after applying a tourniquet during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. After the joint physical fitness test, participants started the joint combat fitness test. The combat test was comprised of a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition

5:30 PM11/24/2016

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier call in to arrange a simulated medical evacuation after a buddy carry during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. After the joint physical fitness test, participants started the joint combat fitness test. The combat test was comprised of a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition

5:29 PM11/24/2016

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier participate in the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The third portion of the joint physical fitness test was the Navy curl-up. Members involved in the event met on the turf field pre-dawn to begin the day of events. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition

5:29 PM11/24/2016

U.S. Air Force Cpt. Alexander Leong, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel specialist, prepares for fifteen repetitions of a 135-pound deadlift during the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. After the joint physical fitness test, participants started the joint combat fitness test. The combat test was comprised of a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier members participate in the Joint Warrior Competition

5:29 PM11/24/2016

U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier pose for a group photo after finishing the 240-meter Navy swim test for the Joint Warrior Competition, Nov. 19, 2016, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Before the swim test, competitors completed a joint physical fitness test and a joint combat fitness test comprised of: pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, two-mile run, five-mile ruck march, a low crawl, tourniquet application, buddy carry, radio medical evacuation, grenade toss, tire flip, ammo can carry, dead lift, and rope climb. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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