Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

By Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton

May 7, 2016

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Barnett, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, kneads dough to make bread during the French Desert Survival Course, May 5, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. During the course, U.S. forces also learned how to prepare tea and meat in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, middle, 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)

June 12, 2019

Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa welcomed their new commander during a ceremony, June 12. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, outgoing commander of CJTF-HOA, transferred responsibility to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, presided over the ceremony.

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CJTF-HOA, Japanese Soldiers hold tactical combat casualty care medical exchange

U.S. Army Sgt. Barrey Paddock, senior medic for Delta Company, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers treat a victim during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) medical exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 3, 2019. TCCC provided partner nation Soldiers an opportunity to share different methods on how to conduct life-saving medical care on a battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

June 7, 2019

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers participated in a tactical combat casualty care course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 27 and May 31, 2019.

CJTF-HOA shares knowledge with Burundi Senior Command, Staff College

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members pose for a group photo at the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), in Kinanira, Burundi, May 17, 2019. A team of CJTF-HOA service members visited Burundi to discuss best practices with the Burundi SCSC students. (Courtesy Photo)

May 31, 2019

Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participated in a subject matter expert exchange at the Senior Command and Staff College in Kinanira, Burundi, May 13-17, 2019.

CJTF-HOA, U.S. Embassy celebrate Iftar in Djibouti

Hassan Debaleh Ahmed, prefet, or regional representative, for Obock, Djibouti, gives a speech for Djiboutian media during an Iftar celebration in Obock, May 14, 2019. Iftar is a fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year observed with daily fasting from dawn to sunset. Staff from the U.S. Embassy Djibouti and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa coordinated the event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

May 23, 2019

Leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and representatives from the U.S. Embassy Djibouti celebrated Iftar, the fast-breaking meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan month, with Djiboutian partners in Obock, Djibouti, May 14, 2019.