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Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti visits CJTF-HOA

Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, at met with CJTF-HOA leaders at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021.

By Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable ,  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Jan 11, 2021
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Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti visits CJTF-HOA

Capt. Masaya Sumida, Japanese Foreign Liaison Officer, speaks to Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a CJTF-HOA mission brief at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti visits CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), welcomes Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti visits CJTF-HOA

(From left to right) Col. Teruhiko Manabe, commander, Japan Self-Defense Force Base, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, and U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Alex Hebert, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo in the CJTF-HOA Headquarters building, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio and Manabe visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti visits CJTF-HOA

Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listen during a CJTF-HOA mission brief at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti visits CJTF-HOA

Key leaders from Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), brief Otsuka Umio, Japan's Ambassador to Djibouti, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2021. Umio visited to learn more about the CJTF-HOA mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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