CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander, senior enlisted leader

By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 13, 2016

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s senior leadership prepare to transfer command and responsibility of the unit from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, CJTF-HOA outgoing commander, to Brig. Gen. Kurt Sonntag during a change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Passing of the flag during a change of command is a military tradition that symbolizes the passing of responsibility from the old commander to the new commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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