6:21 AM9/22/2022

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alexander Rodriguez, an operations noncommissioned officer assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, hold the battalion colors during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 19. During the ceremony more than 1,100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers began their service in Africa as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

6:21 AM9/22/2022

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the commander of 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, senior enlisted leader, unfurls the unit’s colors during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 19. During the ceremony, more than 1,100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers officially began their service as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

6:21 AM9/22/2022

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the commander of 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, unfurls the battalion colors during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 19. During the ceremony more than 1,100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers began their service in Africa as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

6:21 AM9/22/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, addresses Soldiers during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 19. The New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, assumed command of a security mission from the Virginia National Guard's 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, during the ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

6:21 AM9/22/2022

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the commander of 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, senior enlisted leader, unfurls the unit’s colors during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sep. 19. During the ceremony, more than 1,100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers officially began their service as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Rector)

6:21 AM9/22/2022

The Virginia Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, turned over control of an East Africa security mission to the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 19.

7:59 AM9/9/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, speaks with French leadership after a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with U.S. Army and French Forces in Djibouti service members near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. The exercise focused on integration with partner forces, utilizing reconnaissance and surveillance, actions on the objective, sustainment, and medical support with the goal of improving U.S. and French interoperability. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny)

7:59 AM9/9/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, participates in a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with U.S. Army and French Forces in Djibouti service members near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. The exercise focused on integration with partner forces, utilizing reconnaissance and surveillance, actions on the objective, sustainment, and medical support with the goal of improving U.S. and French interoperability. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny)

7:59 AM9/9/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, participates in a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with U.S. Army and French Forces in Djibouti service members near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. The exercise focused on integration with partner forces, utilizing reconnaissance and surveillance, actions on the objective, sustainment, and medical support with the goal of improving U.S. and French interoperability. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny)

7:59 AM9/9/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, speaks to U.S. Army and French Forces in Djibouti service members during a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. The exercise focused on integration with partner forces, utilizing reconnaissance and surveillance, actions on the objective, sustainment, and medical support with the goal of improving U.S. and French interoperability. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny)

7:59 AM9/9/2022

A French Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter flies U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, to a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with U.S. Army and French Forces in Djibouti near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. The exercise focused on integration with partner forces, utilizing reconnaissance and surveillance, actions on the objective, sustainment, and medical support with the goal of improving U.S. and French interoperability. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny)

7:59 AM9/9/2022

U.S. Army Spc. Katelyn Kruckenberg, Task Force Red Dragon signal support systems specialist, watches a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with U.S. Army and French Forces in Djibouti service members near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. The exercise focused on integration with partner forces, utilizing reconnaissance and surveillance, actions on the objective, sustainment, and medical support with the goal of improving U.S. and French interoperability. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Destani Matheny)

7:59 AM9/9/2022

Task Force Red Dragon, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducted a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX) with French Forces in Djibouti near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022.

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11:52 AM9/8/2022

A group of Djiboutian and U.S. photographers and videographers pose for a photo during a knowledge exchange event at the U.S. Embassy American Corner, Djibouti, Aug. 31, 2022. The event allowed both groups of people to share emerging technologies and practices for news coverage. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)

11:52 AM9/8/2022

Moussa Isman Gafaneh, a photographer with La Nation, practices photo composition techniques during a knowledge exchange between the U.S. Departments of State and Defense at the U.S. Embassy American Corner, Djibouti, Aug. 31, 2022. More than 10 U.S. photojournalists and videographers worked with members of the news media during the inaugural technical training event. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)

11:52 AM9/8/2022

Mohamed Robleh, a U.S. Embassy employee acting as an interpreter, helps translate a video editing class during a three-day knowledge exchange event at the U.S. Embassy American Corner, Djibouti, Aug. 31, 2022. This was the first technical training between the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and the Djiboutian Ministry of Communication. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daryl Knee)