Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

By Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton

May 7, 2016

A U.S. Army soldier swings from a ledge to a rope ladder during the French Desert Survival Course, May 6, 2015, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The mountain obstacle course is the final test, requiring nearly every skill set learned in training, and must be completed in a strict 25-minute time limit to graduate the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

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CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general gauges progress in South Sudan

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meets with Charles Moore, deputy head of mission assigned to the British Embassy in South Sudan, in Juba, South Sudan, Aug. 15, 2019. Kriesel and Moore discussed the capabilities CJTF-HOA can bring to the British Embassy in South Sudan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)

September 5, 2019

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited U.S. government and South Sudanese officials in Juba, South Sudan, August 14-16 and met with leaders of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Center for Disease Control (CDC), United Kingdom and U.S. Embassy Juba personnel, and South Sudanese government and opposition leaders t.

CJTF-HOA Command Senior Enlisted Leader visits EARF during live-fire exercise

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (SEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), takes notes while being briefed by U.S. Army First Lt. Nicholas Noga, platoon leader, 101st Division, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, assigned to CJTF-HOA, during his battlefield circulation visit at Arta Range, Djibouti, Aug. 26, 2019. Battlefield circulation visits allow Carns to meet with units within CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area for familiarization and rapport-building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

August 30, 2019

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of CJTF-HOA, as they conducted a live-fire exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Aug. 26.

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Blog: Forward March

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (SEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, poses for a photo with SELs from the Burundi National Defence Force during the Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, August 14, 2019. Carns was among a group of 63 SELs from 27 African countries, five component SELs and numerous other SELs who attended the conference, which focused topics such as team building, empowering non-commissioned officers, strategic outlook on enlisted development, curriculum development, and women, peace and security. (Courtesy photo)

August 19, 2019

Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, discusses his key takeaways after attending the Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

CJTF-HOA supports multinational effort to save Djiboutian lives, land

Camp Lemonnier Fire and Emergency Services firefighters use a hose to extinguish a fire alongside Chinese firefighters at Douda landfill in Djibouti, Aug. 14, 2019. At the request of the government of Djibouti and in support of the U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help stop a fire at the landfill from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

August 15, 2019

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members provided critical support in a multinational effort to combat a fire at the Douda landfill in Djibouti City, August 14. CJTF-HOA engineers worked alongside Camp Lemonnier, Djiboutian, French and Chinese firefighters to help contain the fire, which was low-level but widespread and encroaching dangerously close to a surrounding village and the civilian airport.

CJTF-HOA deputy commanding general attends Burundi Senior Command, Staff College graduation ceremony

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, stands at attention as the graduating class of the Burundi National Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College enters in Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2019. The class consisted of 28 students from four countries in the East African Community countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)

July 23, 2019

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited Bujumbura, Burundi, July 18-20 to participate in the Burundi National Defence Force's (BNDF) Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) graduation.