AMISOM/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference
MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders attend a sector commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brings together senior military leaders from coalition partners and the sectors to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
By SSgt Tiffany DeNault, CJTF-HOA/PAODjiboutiAug 26, 2016
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MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders attend a sector commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brings together senior military leaders from coalition partners and the sectors to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler (right), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, speaks with African Union Mission in Somalia Force Commander Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh (middle) and Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ishu, AMISOM deputy commander for operations (left). The leaders attended an AMISOM/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brings together senior military leaders from each sector to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
MOGADISHU, Somalia- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler (center), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, attends an African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brought together senior military leaders from each sector to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Burundi are the five AMISOM nations who contribute combat troops to the security of Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia/Somali National Army Sector Commanders attend a sector commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The conference brought together senior military leaders from coalition partners and sectors to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
MOGADISHU, Somalia- African Union Mission in Somalia Lt. Gen. Osman Noor Soubagleh, force commander, meets with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, during an AMISOM/Somali National Army Sector Commanders’ conference, Aug. 25, 2016, at the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somali sector commanders met to review efficiency and needed improvements for security operations and SNA collaboration strategies. Lt. Gen. Soubagleh is from Djibouti, one of the five AMISOM nations that have combat troops working to secure Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and AFRICOM senior leaders, conducted a series of high-level visits to Africa with stops in Ethiopia, Somaliland and Puntland, Nov. 23-27, 2025. The visits were part of an East Africa trip aimed to strengthen America’s strategic approach to confronting terrorism through mutual engagement, stronger cooperation, and aligned security priorities.
CJTF- HOA welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Brown, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, presided over the CJTF- HOA change of responsibility from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ted Braxton, outgoing CJTF- HOA command senior enlisted leader, to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mike Brown, incoming CJTF-HOA CSEL, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 11.
Cyber, radio exchange deepens US, Djibouti military cooperation
United States Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and the Kentucky Army National Guard teamed up with Djiboutian forces for a cybersecurity and radio communications fundamentals skills-sharing initiative that blended instruction, live demonstrations, and practical exercises.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and AFRICOM senior leaders, conducted a series of high-level visits to Africa with stops in Ethiopia, Somaliland and Puntland, Nov. 23-27, 2025. The visits were part of an East Africa trip aimed to strengthen America’s strategic approach to confronting terrorism through mutual engagement, stronger cooperation, and aligned security priorities.
CJTF- HOA welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Brown, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, presided over the CJTF- HOA change of responsibility from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ted Braxton, outgoing CJTF- HOA command senior enlisted leader, to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mike Brown, incoming CJTF-HOA CSEL, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 11.
Cyber, radio exchange deepens US, Djibouti military cooperation
United States Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and the Kentucky Army National Guard teamed up with Djiboutian forces for a cybersecurity and radio communications fundamentals skills-sharing initiative that blended instruction, live demonstrations, and practical exercises.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and AFRICOM senior leaders, conducted a series of high-level visits to Africa with stops in Ethiopia, Somaliland and Puntland, Nov. 23-27, 2025. The visits were part of an East Africa trip aimed to strengthen America’s strategic approach to confronting terrorism through mutual engagement, stronger cooperation, and aligned security priorities.
CJTF- HOA welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Brown, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general, presided over the CJTF- HOA change of responsibility from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ted Braxton, outgoing CJTF- HOA command senior enlisted leader, to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mike Brown, incoming CJTF-HOA CSEL, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 11.
Cyber, radio exchange deepens US, Djibouti military cooperation
United States Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and the Kentucky Army National Guard teamed up with Djiboutian forces for a cybersecurity and radio communications fundamentals skills-sharing initiative that blended instruction, live demonstrations, and practical exercises.