U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participate in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Johnson)

U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Johnson)

U.S. service members from the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The event hosted 52 participants with individual and team competitions using multiple weapon systems. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Thomas Johnson)

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st squad, 1st platoon, B Company, 1-116th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) respond to a vehicle accident during an area security patrol May 25, 2022, Manda Bay, Kenya. (courtesy photo)

A Djiboutian nurse performs infant CPR on a mannequin during a knowledge exchange event at Dar El Hanan hospital, Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 21, 2022. Members of the Civil Affairs-Africa functional specialty team and the Camp Lemonnier Expeditionary Medical Facility educated 28 Djiboutian nurses in Basic Life Saving techniques, maternal care, and infant care during the knowledge exchange event. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns) Une infirmière djiboutienne effectue la réanimation d'un nourrisson sur un mannequin lors d'un échange de connaissances à l'hôpital Dar El Hanan, à Djibouti, le 21 juillet 2022. Des membres de l'équipe des Affaires civiles et du centre médical expéditionnaire du Camp Lemonnier ont formé 28 infirmières djiboutiennes aux techniques de base de sauvetage, aux soins maternels et des nourrissons lors de l'événement d'échange de connaissances. (Photo du Departement de la Défense par le sergent-chef Thomas Johns de l'US Air Force)

A Djiboutian nurse simulates listening breathing on a mannequin during a knowledge exchange event with Camp Lemonnier Expeditionary Medical Facility and Civil Affairs-Africa at the Dar El Hanan hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 21, 2022. The knowledge exchange emphasized the importance of medical care for new mothers and infants. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns) Une infirmière djiboutienne simule une respiration d'écoute sur un mannequin lors d’un échange de connaissances avec le centre médical expéditionnaire du Camp Lemonnier et l’équipe des Affaires civiles à l'hôpital Dar El Hanan à Djibouti, le 21 juillet 2022. L'échange de connaissances a souligné l'importance des soins médicaux pour les mères et les nourrissons. (Photo du Departement de Défense par le sergent-chef Thomas Johns de l'armée de l'air américaine)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), joined the Honorable Mr. Jonathan Pratt, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, and Dr. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, Ministère de la Santé de Djibouti, to speak at the opening of the expansion of Djibouti’s Ministry of Health’s PK12 Field Hospital in Balbala, Djibouti, July 20, 2022.Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health, U.S. Embassy development specialists, and Civil Affairs, the service members of CJTF-HOA’s 319th Engineer Support Company successfully added a five-bed intensive care unit, and a 30-bed isolation facility with bathrooms, which doubles the capacity of the PK12 Field Hospital. This work enables medical professionals from Civil Affairs to conduct critical training with their counterparts from the Ministry of Health. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt 1st Class Michael Davis)

From left to right, the Honorable Mr. Jonathan Pratt, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Dr. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, ministre de la Santé de Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), gather for a photo at the opening of the expansion of Djibouti’s Ministry of Health’s PK12 Field Hospital in Balbala, Djibouti, July 20, 2022. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health, U.S. Embassy development specialists, and Civil Affairs, the service members of CJTF-HOA’s 319th Engineer Support Company successfully added a five-bed intensive care unit, and a 30-bed isolation facility with bathrooms, which doubles the capacity of the PK12 Field Hospital. This work enables medical professionals from Civil Affairs to conduct critical training with their counterparts from the Ministry of Health. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Davis Jr.)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), joined the Honorable Mr. Jonathan Pratt, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, and Dr. Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, Ministère de la Santé de Djibouti, to speak at the opening of the expansion of Djibouti’s Ministry of Health’s PK12 Field Hospital in Balbala, Djibouti, July 20, 2022. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health, U.S. Embassy development specialists, and Civil Affairs, the service members of CJTF-HOA’s 319th Engineer Support Company successfully added a five-bed intensive care unit, and a 30-bed isolation facility with bathrooms, which doubles the capacity of the PK12 Field Hospital. This work enables medical professionals from Civil Affairs to conduct critical training with their counterparts from the Ministry of Health. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt 1st Class Michael Davis)

Participants of the Logistics in East Africa Forum (LEAF) are pictured together at the Kempinski Palace, Djibouti, July 12, 2022. The forum was the first of its kind for the East Africa region, involving multinational partners. The forum is a multinational logistics meeting bringing together CJTF-HOA’s partners, exchanging knowledge about capabilities to improve interoperability, burden sharing and to enhance the combined ability to support logistical activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers comments during the Logistics in East Africa Forum (LEAF) at the Kempinski Palace, Djibouti, July 12, 2022. The LEAF is a multinational logistics meeting bringing together CJTF-HOA’s partners, exchanging knowledge about capabilities to improve interoperability, burden sharing and to enhance the combined ability to support logistical activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers comments during the Logistics in East Africa Forum (LEAF) at the Kempinski Palace, Djibouti, July 12, 2022. The LEAF is a multinational logistics meeting bringing together CJTF-HOA’s partners, exchanging knowledge about capabilities to improve interoperability, burden sharing and to enhance the combined ability to support logistical activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers comments during the Logistics in East Africa Forum (LEAF) at the Kempinski Palace, Djibouti, July 12, 2022. The LEAF is a multinational logistics meeting bringing together CJTF-HOA’s partners, exchanging knowledge about capabilities to improve interoperability, burden sharing and to enhance the combined ability to support logistical activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers comments during the Logistics in East Africa Forum (LEAF) at the Kempinski Palace, Djibouti, July 12, 2022. The LEAF is a multinational logistics meeting bringing together CJTF-HOA’s partners, exchanging knowledge about capabilities to improve interoperability, burden sharing and to enhance the combined ability to support logistical activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), tours a local school in Djibouti, June 6, 2022. Service members serving at Camp Lemonnier volunteer often, conducting knowledge exchanges and playing basketball, soccer, and other activities with the children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), tours Caritas, a local refugee day center, in Djibouti, June 6, 2022. Service members serving at Camp Lemonnier volunteer often, conducting knowledge exchanges and playing basketball, soccer, and other activities with the children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), tours Caritas, a local refugee day center, in Djibouti, June 6, 2022. Service members serving at Camp Lemonnier volunteer often, conducting knowledge exchanges and playing basketball, soccer, and other activities with the children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joins the Civil Affairs team volunteering at Caritas, a local refugee day center, in Djibouti, June 6, 2022. Service members serving at Camp Lemonnier volunteer often, conducting knowledge exchanges, delivering food, and playing basketball, soccer, and other activities with the children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), tours Caritas, a local refugee day center, in Djibouti, June 6, 2022. Service members serving at Camp Lemonnier volunteer often, conducting knowledge exchanges and playing basketball, soccer, and other activities with the children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Aaron Frederick, platoon leader with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts weapons familiarization with a French Soldier at Arta range complex, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. Operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

French Soldiers from the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment and Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pose for a photo after conducting weapons familiarization fire at Arta Range, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

French Soldiers with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment and U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), dismount their vehicle in reaction to simulated ambush at Arta Range, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

A French Soldier (right) with the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment and a U.S. Soldier with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct weapons familiarization at Arta Range, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Aaron Frederick, platoon leader with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, trades patches with a French 2nd lieutenant at Arta range complex, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. Operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Aaron Frederick, platoon leader with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts weapons familiarization fire with a French Soldier at Arta range complex, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. Operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Aaron Frederick, 2nd Platoon leader, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts weapons familiarization fire with a French Soldier on the 40mm Grenade Launcher at Arta range complex, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. Operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

French Soldiers from the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment and Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct weapons familiarization fire at Arta Range, Djibouti, May 15, 2022. CJTF-HOA regularly works alongside allied and partner nations and governmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in improving the peace and prosperity in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

The 712th Engineer Support Company (ESC), from South Carolina, transferred responsibility of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) engineering mission to the 319th Engineer Support Company, from Texas, during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 14, 2022. The engineering company works on a variety of construction projects with partner nations throughout CJTF-HOA’s area of interest.

Maj. Gen. Jami C. Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provides encouraging words to the incoming 319th Engineer Support Company (ESC) after transferring authority of the CJTF-HOA’s engineering mission from the 712th ESC at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 14, 2022. The engineering company works on a variety of construction projects with partner nations throughout CJTF-HOA’s area of interest.

Soldiers from the 712th Engineer Support Company gather with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA) leadership, after their transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 14, 2022. The engineering company works on a variety of construction projects with partner nations throughout the CJTF-HOA’s area of interest.

Maj. Gen. Jami C. Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), delivers comments during a transfer of authority ceremony between the 712th Engineer Support Company (ESC) and the 319th ESC at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 14, 2022. The engineering company works on a variety of construction projects with partner nations throughout CJTF-HOA’s area of interest.

Kentucky Army National Guard Spc. Evan Sugg with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, conduct a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, conduct a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. Justin Boone with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, conduct a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Corey Stawser with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)

Kentucky Army National Guard Pvt. Steven Adams with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducts a squad live-fire exercise in Djibouti at Arta range complex, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is a dynamic operational headquarters, supporting missions to counter violent extremist organizations, responding to crises and enhancing stability in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kiersten Breunig)