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CJTF-HOA Coalition Officers Visit SPS Galicia

Sep 02, 2010 · CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

Five Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa coalition officers visited the Spanish Naval amphibious assault ship SPS Galicia September 1, 2010 to connect with their foreign counterparts and learn the mission. The purpose of the coalition officer ship visit is to show the importance of the missions... (Full Story)

Camp Boat Crew Rescues Local Hotel Employees

Sep 02, 2010 · CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

A Camp Lemonnier boat crew patrolling the Djiboutian port provided rescue assistance to two Kempinski Hotel employees when the sea turned dangerous in the early evening of August 29, 2010. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Oliver and his crew out of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron One, Detachment... (Full Story)

Service Members Build Prototype Eco-Dome for Djiboutians

Aug 31, 2010 · CJTF-HOA Public Affairs

Camp service members began building an Eco-Dome prototype August 24, 2010 as an example of future building endeavors. An Eco-Dome is an igloo-type structure built from stabilized earth, sandbags and barbed wire and is an inexpensive alternative to brick-and-mortar structures. "(The idea came)... (Full Story)

AFRICOM Commander Pays Tribute to Muslim Tradition at Iftar

Aug 26, 2010 · Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Public Affairs

Despite a busy four-day, three-country trip through Africa with engagements day and night, General William "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, set time aside to attend an important Muslim tradition during Ramadan -- an iftar on Camp Lemonnier August 20, 2010. Hosted by coalition officers... (Full Story)

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SPS GALICIA, Djibouti - Spanish Navy 2nd Lieutenant Jorge Lens, a SH-3 Sea King pilot, second from right, briefs Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa coalition officers on some of the SPS Galicia's functions September 1, 2010 aboard the Spanish amphibious assault ship. Five coalition officers from Korea, Romania, Ethiopia and Mauritius visited the Spanish vessel as part of a program that allows them to see how the mission is similar among our allied militaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Heather Stanton)

DJIBOUTI - Specialist Steven Klinger (left), and Specialist Timothy Parker, Kansas National Guard 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2/137), use ratchet straps to secure a gate that will be used for a K-9 training course September 1, 2010. The course is being constructed for the Djiboutian police academy with help from the 2/137 and the U.S. Army 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, both assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird)

DJIBOUTI - Specialist Steven Klinger (left), Kansas National Guard 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (2/137), holds up fence posts while team members close the truck's tailgate at the construction site of a K-9 training course September 1, 2010. The course is being constructed for the Djiboutian police academy with help from the 2/137 and the U.S. Army 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, both assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird)

DJIBOUTI - Corporal Natalie Burcher, U.S. Army 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, Charlie Company, interacts with some of the working dogs at the Djiboutian police academy September 1, 2010. A K-9 training course is being constructed for the Djiboutian police academy with help from the Kansas National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry and the U.S. Army 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, both assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird)

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Volunteers of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Charlie Company construct an Eco-Dome prototype August 27, 2010. The Eco-Dome was engineered by the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture to provide a comfortable, economical and sustainable solution for impoverished and natural disaster stricken-areas. The design allows the structure to be resistant to earthquakes as well as fire, flood and hurricanes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kathrine McDowell)

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - U.S. Army Major Jesus Rodriguez, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, poses for a photo with Rear Admiral Brian Losey, right, and Brigadier General James Owens, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander and vice commander, left, after receiving the Bronze Star August 26, 2010. Rodriguez earned the award for meritorious service while assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Gardez in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The 418th CA BN is attached to CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kathrine McDowell)

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - General William Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, interacts with a Soldier from the Kansas National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment (2nd Bn, 137th Infantry) August 19, 2010. Ward is visiting Camp Lemonnier to observe daily operations and to welcome the 2nd Bn, 137th Infantry. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird)

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