1:39 PM8/12/2022

More than 75% of people in Africa rely on agriculture for their livelihood. Most of this is made up of livestock such as chickens, cattle, goats, sheep, camels and donkeys. Without proper medical care, many of these animals will suffer from treatable diseases. The same can be said for domestic animals such as dogs and cats. For military veterinarians in Africa, part of their mission is to assist the local populace with the health of their animals and protect the public health from diseases that can be transmitted to humans. U.S. Army Maj. Sage Umphries, a veterinarian assigned to the 353rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, recently participated in Exercise Shared Accord 2022, a joint and bilateral training exercise that took place in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province July 11-27, 2022.

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, poses for a group photo with Marines assigned to CJTF-HOA, Aug. 10 2022. Gen. Berger spent his time learning about the different CJTF-HOA missions, and speaking to Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks at a town hall held during his visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 10, 2022. Gen. Berger spent his time learning about the different Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) missions, and speaking to Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, poses for a group photo with Marines that were coined during his visit, Aug 10, 2022. Gen. Berger spent his time learning about the different CJTF-HOA missions, and speaking to Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines assigned to CJTF-HOA during an all call at Camp Lemonnier, Aug. 10, 2022. Gen. Berger spent his time learning about the different CJTF-HOA missions, and speaking to Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shake hands upon Gen. Bergers arrival at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 10, 2022. Gen. Berger spent his time learning about the different CJTF-HOA missions, and speaking to Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

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Members of Alpha company 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion collaborated with the 353rd Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, and other volunteers, to conduct a Herd Health Veterinarian Engagement in the village of Chabelley, August 3-4, 2022.

2:09 PM8/5/2022

U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participate in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Johnson)

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U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Johnson)

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U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Johnson)

2:09 PM8/5/2022

CAMP SIMBA, Kenya – U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. The matches simulated combat scenarios with competitors engaging targets from multiple distances and positions, with target transitioning, weapon manipulation, while combining all of those skills under the stress of time and accuracy.

7:33 AM8/3/2022

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st squad, 1st platoon, B Company, 1-116th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) respond to a vehicle accident during an area security patrol May 25, 2022, Manda Bay, Kenya. (courtesy photo)

7:33 AM8/3/2022

On Wednesday, May 25th, 1st squad, 1st platoon, B Company, 1-116th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) were conducting an area security patrol outside of Camp Simba, in Manda Bay, Kenya. They responded to an automobile accident during the course of their patrol where they freed victims from an overturned vehicle and provided medical aid to individuals involved in the accident.