U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sam Halfacre, a security forces Airman with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron poses for a photo with his COVID-19 vaccine card after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. COVID-19 vaccines were provided as a joint effort between the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command under the direction of the U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Military personnel wait for observation after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Per vaccine protocol, patients must wait 15 minutes after receiving their vaccine to allow observation from medical personnel for signs of rare allergic reactions. Medical personnel from CJTF-HOA and the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S Army Staff Sgt. Debra Hansel, admin noncommissioned officer in charge, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) surgeon cell, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Knox, a firefighter with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel from CJTF-HOA and the 475th EABS vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S Army Staff Sgt. Debra Hansel, admin noncommissioned officer in charge, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) surgeon cell, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel from CJTF-HOA and the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erica Purdy, a medical technician with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), prepares a syringe of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and 475th EABS vaccinated service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. service members complete medical documents outside a COVID-19 vaccine tent at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Air Forces Africa worked jointly to efficiently vaccinate service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. medical service members remove a HEMOCOOL Freezer System containing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. Medical personnel with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Air Forces Africa worked jointly to efficiently vaccinate service members, base employees and contractors at Camp Simba. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. medical service members place a HEMOCOOL Freezer System containing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in a vehicle for transportation to Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. The vaccines were delivered as part of a joint effort between Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command under the direction of the U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. loadmasters assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, remove a HEMOCOOL Freezer System containing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2021. The HEMOCOOL Freezer System maintained the temperature of the vaccines between 2 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius for preservation. COVID-19 vaccines were provided as a joint effort between the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command under the direction of the U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
U.S. military medical teams work to reach full vaccination goals in East Africa
9:14 AM8/27/2021
U.S. Army medical personnel with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) traveled to Camp Simba, Kenya, to administer COVID-19 vaccines in accordance with Department of Defense policy and guidance to help reduce the burden of COVID-19 in high-risk populations and simultaneously mitigate risk to military operations.
Task Force Iron Gray conducts joint combined arms live-fire with French forces
12:00 AM8/25/2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian RangeComplex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force.(Video by U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Dyer, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock and U.S. Army Pfc. Gauret Stearns)
U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), fire 120mm mortars during a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise with French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)
French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) prepare mortar shells during a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise with U.S. Army Soldiers from 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)
U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), fire 120mm mortars during a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise with French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force.
CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force.
CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire training exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021. This joint training exercise allowed both French and U.S. forces to work together to build regional cooperation and improve each nation's fighting force.
CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces, and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S., French forces conduct joint combined arms live-fire exercise in Djibouti
9:06 AM8/18/2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to various companies from Task Force Iron Gray, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) participated in a joint combined arms live-fire exercise at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021.
U.S. Army Capt. Jessica Campion, registered nurse, Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa, hands out school supplies and toys to teachers with the Association des Femmes de We’a after conducting an oral hygiene class in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021.
The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations.
These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)
A Djiboutian schoolgirl holds a bag with dental hygiene products provided by U.S. Army Soldiers with the Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Team, Southern European Task Force – Africa as part of an oral hygiene class hosted in partnership with the Association des Femmes de We’a in We’a, Djibouti, Aug. 11, 2021.
The class served to establish and reinforce proper dental health care, both informing children on how to prevent oral decay and equipping teachers with further knowledge to pass on throughout the community and future generations.
These classes are part of the Department of Defense’s Women, Peace and Security initiative, which aims to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the world, and positively affect local community organizations while enriching foreign relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka)