Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
A Djibouti Coast Guard member prepares to repel from a MV-22 Osprey in support of Exercise Bull Shark 24-2. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Juan Paz)
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual personnel recovery exercise hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The exercise enhances partnerships, reinforces crisis response capability for maritime, improved communications and shore personnel recovery in a combined joint environment.
Service members from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier join the Djiboutian Coast Guard for a group photo after participating in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities.
Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual personnel recovery exercise hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The exercise enhances partnerships, reinforces crisis response capability for maritime, improved communications and shore personnel recovery in a combined joint environment.
Service members from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier join the Djiboutian Coast Guard for a group photo after participating in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
A servicemember observes the activities of Exercise Bull Shark 24-2 over the Djiboutian coast line on May 5, 2024. The exercise allowed the multinational partners to test and improve communications and interoperability through knowledge exchange opportunities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt Juan Paz)
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti. Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Multinational Exercise Bull Shark 24-2 reinforces U.S. bonds with allies and partners
5/15/2024
The objective of exercise Bull Shark 24-2 was to strategize, simulate, and carry out various personnel recovery scenarios involving land, sea, and air units, while ensuring effective communication among all participants. These included multiple branches of the U.S. military, Spanish Navy, French Force, Armed Forces of Djibouti, Bataillon d’intervention rapide, Djiboutian Navy, and the Djiboutian Coast Guard.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.Bull Shark is a biannual crisis response and personnel recovery exercise designed to test communication and interoperability between like-minded partners.
Exercise Bull Shark Enhances Communication Efforts Between the U.S. and Ally and Partner Nations
5/15/2024
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti- Service members from Combined joint Task Force - Horn of Africa collaborate with the Djiboutian Coast Guard and partner nations in the 5th iteration of Exercise Bull Shark May 5-6, 2024 in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.
Exercise Bull Shark led by CJTF-HOA is a bi-annual joint training exercise between U.S service members and ally and partner forces to strengthen personnel recovery capabilities and interoperability. The exercise consisted of over 200 U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish, and French service members, 45 vehicles, 15 vessels, and five aircrafts all communicating and working together as a collective whole to ensure readiness to real-world crisis response.
