A Djiboutian coast guard vessel conducts overwatch operations ahead of the Spanish navy frigate Santa Maria during the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. During the exercise, the Djiboutian coast guard worked directly with multinational partners. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
U.S. Army First Sgt. Jacob Iwanski, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa operations noncommissioned officer in charge, talks with Djiboutian coast guard Lt. Bahdon Khaire after the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The exercise allowed multinational partners to practice interoperability, communication, and tactics during personnel recovery operations. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 performs a medical evacuation during exercise Bull Shark near Balbala, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. During the response operation, the recovered personnel sustained simulated injuries that required the dispatch of MV-22 Ospreys. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 hovers over the water while a U.S. Air Force pararescueman performs a hoist near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. Exercise Bull Shark incorporated land, sea, and air components from the U.S., Djiboutian, and Spanish militaries. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deputy commanding general, presents coins to Djiboutian coast guard members at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. The Djiboutian coast guard is the first line of defense and the first responders for personnel recovery missions in and around Djibouti. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
A 34-foot Dauntless-class patrol boat assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Eleven (MSRON-1), secures the area during exercise Bull Shark, near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. MSRON-1 provides port and harbor security, high-value asset protection, and maritime security operations in coastal waterways of the Gulf of Tadjoura. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)
CJTF-HOA participates in exercise Bull Shark with foreign partners
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Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti - The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joined Djiboutian and Spanish forces to conduct the combined joint interoperability exercise Bull Shark near Arta Range Dec. 3, 2022. Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Col. Padon Ninteretse, Burundi National Defense Force Headquarters in the department of Civil Military Coordination, gives a presentation on how Burundi facilitates humanitarian aid and disaster response during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gives opening remarks at a Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), welcomes participants to the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
Multinational service members and civil authorities work through a tabletop exercise involving simulated disaster scenarios throughout African countries during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
Multinational service members and civil authorities work through a tabletop exercise involving simulated disaster scenarios throughout African countries during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
Multinational service members and civil authorities work through a tabletop exercise involving simulated disaster scenarios throughout African countries during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
Multinational service members and civil authorities pose for a photo at the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
Multinational service members and civil authorities work through a tabletop exercise involving simulated disaster scenarios throughout African countries during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
Elizabeth Blanchford, humanitarian assistance advisor to the Military with the U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks to participants during the Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 30, 2022. The HOW, led by a team from the U.S. International Agency for International Development, provided an opportunity for U.S. service members, partner nation militaries, civil authorities, United Nation entities, and civilian response agencies to come together to enhance interoperability and improve coordination when responding to both natural and man-made disasters. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Spc. Emily Held)
International workshop drives humanitarian assistance best practices
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The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and their Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), hosted multinational military partners and civil authorities for a Humanitarian Operations Workshop (HOW) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 29 - 30.
U.S. Army Cpl. Demetrius Contreras, Veterinary Service Support (VSS) veterinary food inspector attached to the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), shows how he completes a food receipt after a delivery during a Food Safety Course with the Djibouti Ministry of Agriculture at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 28, 2022. Participants received information on various topics ranging from food handling safety, storage, food reception, inspection and bacteriology. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
U.S. Army Cpl. Demetrius Contreras, Veterinary Service Support (VSS) veterinary food inspector attached to the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), shows how he completes a food receipt after a delivery during a Food Safety Course with the Djibouti Ministry of Agriculture at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 28, 2022. Participants received information on various topics ranging from food handling safety, storage, food reception, inspection and bacteriology. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)
U.S. Army Cpl. Demetrius Contreras, Veterinary Service Support (VSS) veterinary food inspector attached to the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), leads a presentation during a Food Safety Course at the Ministry of Agriculture, Djibouti, Nov. 28, 2022. Participants received information on various topics ranging from food handling safety, storage, food reception, inspection and bacteriology. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani K. Matheny)