7:20 AM2/28/2023

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, scales a water obstacle during the French Desert Commando Course Jan. 30, at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti. Participants who successfully completed the training, which was hosted by the hosted by the French 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, received the prestigious desert commando badge. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

7:20 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brendan Kalaf, the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, executive officer, leaps from a water obstacle during the French Desert Commando Course Jan. 30, at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti. Participants who successfully completed the training, which was hosted by the hosted by the French 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, received the prestigious desert commando badge. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

7:20 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brendan Kalaf, the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, executive officer, overcomes a water obstacle during the French Desert Commando Course Jan. 30, at the Centre Dentrainment Au Combat Djibouti. Participants who successfully completed the training, which was hosted by the hosted by the French 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, received the prestigious desert commando badge. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

7:20 AM2/28/2023

Thirty-one U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and one U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) earned the prestigious French Desert Commando Badge after completing the arduous French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) in Djibouti, Africa, Feb. 3.

7:19 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Harford, first sergeant for the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron located at Manda Bay, Kenya poses next to his unit's welcome sign. A former F-15 aircraft crew chief and current first sergeant with the 159th Maintenance Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard back home in New Orleans, Harford is the only member from his unit deployed to Manda Bay (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

7:19 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Harford, first sergeant for the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron located at Manda Bay, talks to U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa while she visited Manda Bay on Feb. 20, 2023. A first sergeant’s responsibilities include the readiness, health, morale, welfare and quality of life of their Airmen to ensure a mission-ready force. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

7:19 AM2/28/2023

Military deployments can be stressful. Military deployments to a remote base in East Africa can be even more stressful. Fortunately, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Harford, first sergeant for the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron located at Manda Bay, Kenya is there to assist his Airmen and tenant units and provide them with the resources needed to accomplish their mission.

7:19 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Army security personnel organize a perimeter around a KC-130 as its U.S. Marine Corps crew members unload supplies in support of a simulated Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 22, 2023. The ability of a Joint Force Commander to move their forces fluidly across the theater to seize, retain and utilize initiatives against an adversary is key to ensuring readiness and resilience, and protecting assets and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

7:19 AM2/28/2023

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 crew member prepares to conduct a refueling operation in support of a simulated Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 22, 2023. The FARP mission makes it possible to quickly refuel and rearm because aircraft supporting combat operations can refuel much closer to their area of operation, saving a significant amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

7:19 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 crew members load supplies in support of a simulated Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 22, 2023. The FARP mission makes it possible to quickly refuel and rearm because aircraft supporting combat operations can refuel much closer to their area of operation, saving a significant amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

7:19 AM2/28/2023

U.S. Army security personnel organize a perimeter around a KC-130 as its U.S. Marine Corps crew members unload supplies in support of a simulated Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 22, 2023. The ability of a Joint Force Commander to move their forces fluidly across the theater to seize, retain and utilize initiatives against an adversary is key to ensuring readiness and resilience, and protecting assets and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

7:19 AM2/28/2023

Elements of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and the 449th Air Expeditionary Group recently conducted a simulated joint branch Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise. Not only was this a first for U.S. forces in the African continent, but it also provided an opportunity to practice Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts as well.

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1:00 PM1/13/2023

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Goodblanket, a Navy Master-at-Arms security Military Working Dog (MWD) handler, applies pressure to a wound on a training canine during canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 6, 2023. The Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) veterinary services used their training canine to simulate MWD battlefield trauma so MWD handlers could practice providing realistic point-of-injury care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)

1:00 PM1/13/2023

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Goodblanket, a Navy Master-at-Arms security Military Working Dog (MWD) handler, checks the airways of a training canine during canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 6, 2023. Following massive hemorrhage, checking the airway is the third step in the the acronym MMARCH (muzzle, massive hemorrhage, airway, respirations, circulation, head injury/hypothermia), which is used by canine TCCC-trained individuals to help remember the proper order of treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)

12:59 PM1/13/2023

The Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) veterinary services led a Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training with Navy security Military Working Dog (MWD) handlers at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 6, 2023.

7:24 AM1/13/2023