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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Churchwell, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa preventative medicine noncommissioned officer in charge, fills out a range card during the Joint Light Leaders Course at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. The five-day course culminated with a field training exercise, where participants were challenged to maneuver across rough terrain to achieve their objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. service members deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa prepare to patrol the area in the Joint Light Leaders Course hosted by Task Force Associator at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. CJTF-HOA seeks continuous improvement in their areas of responsibility, enabling focus on delivering the mission of enhancing regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. Army Spc. Omar Espinoza, assigned to Task Force Associator, and Spc. Rebecca Costa, TFAS security forces team member, pose with a donkey during the Joint Light Leaders Course at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. The five-day course was designed to help participants learn basic infantry tactics, planning, and leadership skills as a joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Jumar Thomas, with Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, public works department, aims down range in the Joint Light Leaders Course hosted by Task Force Associator at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa seeks continuous improvement in their areas of responsibility, enabling focus on delivering the mission of enhancing regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, fill out range cards during the Joint Light Leaders Course at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. CJTF-HOA seeks continuous improvement in their areas of responsibility, enabling focus on delivering the mission of enhancing regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. Army Spc. Alexis Eckstine, Task Force Associator radio transmission operator, conducts a patrol during the Joint Light Leaders Course at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. CJTF-HOA stands ready to protect U.S. and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. service members deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa participate in the Joint Light Leaders Course, hosted by U.S. Army Task Force Associator at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. The five-day course was designed to help participants learn basic infantry tactics, planning, and leadership skills as a joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. service members deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa patrol the area during the Joint Light Leaders Course hosted by Task Force Associator at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. CJTF-HOA stands ready to dissuade conflict and protect U.S. and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Parmleyquirk, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 avionics technician, participates in the Joint Light Leaders Course at Arta Beach, April 25, 2025. CJTF-HOA utilizes training opportunities to maintain readiness and the ability to respond to crises, protecting U.S. and partner interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
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Task Force Associator opens Joint Light Leaders Course to sister services
U.S. service members deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa plan a patrol route during the Joint Light Leaders Course, hosted by U.S. Army Task Force Associator at Arta Beach, Djibouti, April 25, 2025. The five-day course was designed to help participants learn basic infantry tactics, planning, and leadership skills as a joint force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)
Photo by: Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek
U.S. Army Task Force Associator recently hosted the Joint Light Leaders Course, opening it up to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa sister services for the first time between April 21-25, at Camp Lemonnier and Arta Range, Djibouti.
The Joint Light Leaders Course is a five-day course designed to help students learn basic infantry tactics, planning, and leadership. The course culminated with a field training exercise, where participants were challenged to maneuver across rough terrain to achieve their learning objectives.
“JLLC gives participants an opportunity to get some hands-on leadership experience,” said U.S. Army Capt. Robert Rengifo, TFAS assistant operations officer. “They were given an instruction, and it was up to them to make a plan, manage their team, and execute the mission.”
This iteration of JLLC was the first of its kind, as it included participants from the U.S. Marines and Navy. The TFAS used the last course as a building block to refine the training, making it more practical and applicable for a joint environment.
“We opened the course to other branches to build cohesion across Camp Lemonnier,” said Rengifo. “It helps junior service members integrate with people in different specialties, from different backgrounds and different career fields to build them up as the leaders we want to see in our military force.”
The participants trained various skills such as troop leading procedures, operations orders, land navigation, call for fire, formations and order of movement, crossing linear danger areas, objective rally points, squad attack, Tactical Combat Casualty Care, and weapons emplacement.
“Teaching everyone the basics helps us prepare a solid foundation to lean on and build off of,” said Spc. Christian Kota-Montoya, CJTF - HOA J-31 property admin clerk. “Training together in a joint environment helps prepare us for any obstacle, and enables us to counter any adversary, as a joint fighting force.”
CJTF-HOA continuously supports operations and plans in East Africa to maintain and protect capable, enduring and contingency locations across their area of responsibility.
