Photo 1 of 4: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to U.S. Army Capt. Jack Mcleod, commander, East Africa Response Force, during Flora’s visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)

Photo 2 of 4: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, right, commanding general Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti , Oct. 19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)

Photo 3 of 4: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, center, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army National Guard unit embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)

Photo 4 of 4: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to a group of Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF) during a visit to the EARF headquarters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct.19, 2020. The EARF is responsible for providing combat-ready deployment capabilities to support crisis procedures on the African continent. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)