CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

By Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel
U.S. Air Force

CJTF-HOA, June 12, 2019

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 12, 2019. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, outgoing commanding general of CJTF-HOA, transferred responsibility to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello in the ceremony with Waldhauser as the presiding officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

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