A member of Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), salutes with a member of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force after engaging in a knowledge exchange at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EDRE maintains readiness for the East Africa Response Force (EARF), which is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency tactical first aid medical care on volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during a mass casualty scenario as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), carry a volunteer on a stretcher at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during a mass casualty scenario as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), patrol the grounds at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pack rucksacks onto a pallet in preparation for the departure of a rapid response element to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 9, 2023, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), arrive at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania and begin unloading supplies in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), in plainclothes in order to blend in with Department of State personnel, man a security observation position at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency tactical first aid medical care on volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during a mass casualty scenario as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), rest before their grounds patrol shift begins at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide security for the movement of the rest of their team at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), relax on a flightline as they wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 to be transported back to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, following the completion of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 13, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft to provide and practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 10, 2023, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency medical care on volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, while being observed for knowledge exchange by members of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force, during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), relax on a flightline as they wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 to be transported back to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, following the completion of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 13, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), arrive at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania and begin setting up communications equipment in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency medical care on volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during a mass casualty scenario as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

A member of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), engages in a knowledge exchange with members of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

A member of Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shakes hands with a member of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force after engaging in a knowledge exchange at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EDRE maintains readiness for the East Africa Response Force (EARF), which is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

A member of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), mans a security observation point at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), confront intruder role-players during an intruder response scenario at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 12, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pack rucksacks onto a pallet in preparation for departure from an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 13, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa speaks during Partner Appreciation Day at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 8, 2023. Shawley recognized the longstanding partnership U.S. service members at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa have with Allies, regional partners, and Djiboutians. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)

From Left, Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, presents a token of appreciation to Abdi-Chaib Nour Youssouf, sous prefet of Damerjog, alongside Capt. Suzanne Krauss, Camp Lemonnier commanding officer, during the 2023 Partner Appreciation Day, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov. 8, 2023. The event served as a celebration of 21 years of partnership and collaboration and the nation’s enduring commitment to the Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)

U.S. and Djiboutian leadership pose for a group photo during the 2023 Partner Appreciation Day, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov. 8, 2023. Camp Lemonnier is the only enduring U.S. military base on the continent of Africa serving as a logistics platform providing support services, port operations, and airfield management to over 28 tenant commands and operations, including Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jalen Miller)

From Left, Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, shakes hands with Abdi-Chaib Nour Youssouf, sous prefet of Damerjog, during the 2023 Partner Appreciation Day, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov. 8, 2023. Initially established as an expeditionary sea mission aboard the USS Mount Whitney in 2002, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa was brought ashore and established a base on Camp Lemonnier in 2003. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)

Partner Appreciation Day attendees tour an MV-22 Osprey on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 8, 2023. The ceremony and static displays serve as an example of multi-national partnership enabling capabilities in the Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)

U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch, senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, receives the CJTF-HOA guide-on in front of a formation of CJTF-HOA service members at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Oct. 27, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer, CJTF-HOA outgoing senior enlisted leader, handed over his responsibility as SEL to Koch during the ceremony.

U.S. Army Maj Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, hands over the CJTF-HOA guide-on to U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch during a Change of Responsibility ceremony on Oct. 27, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Kammer handed over his responsibility as the senior enlisted leader to U.S Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch.

U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch, senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, gives a speech to CJTF-HOA service members at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Oct. 27, 2023. CJTF-HOA personnel welcomed Koch to his new role here in Djibouti following the ceremony.

U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer, the outgoing Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa senior enlisted leader, gave a speech looking back on his time here in Djibouti at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Oct. 27, 2023. Kammer will be replaced by U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch.

U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch, senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, greets CJTF-HOA service members and embassy members at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Oct. 27, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer, CJTF-HOA outgoing senior enlisted leader, handed over his responsibility as SEL to Koch during the ceremony.

U.S. Army Sgt. Pedro Cruz, a CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs East Africa team member, delivers refurbished desks at the Annex 3 School in Balbala, Djibouti Oct. 29. 2023. The Civil Affairs East Africa Team and 1782nd Engineer Support Company refurbishes desks and chairs as part of an ongoing project with local Djiboutian schools. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa service members deliver chairs to the Hali English center on Oct. 20, 2023, at Djibouti, Djibouti. The CJTF-HOA civil affairs team does regular engagements with local Djiboutians to build relationships with the community. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)

U.S. Army Sgt. Trey Jefferies and U.S. Army Sgt. Pedro Cruz, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Civil Affairs East Africa team members, sand and paint refurbished desks at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Oct. 10, 2023. The desks were repaired by the 294th Engineer Support Company as a part of the CJTF-HOA led Desk Rejuvenation Project. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)

U.S. Army Sgt. Trey Jefferies, CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs East Africa Team member, and 1782nd Engineer Support Company soldiers deliver refurbished desks to the Annex 3 School in Balbala, Djibouti on Oct. 29, 2023. The Civil Affairs East Africa Team and 1782nd ESC lead CJTF-HOA’s Desk Rejuvenation Project for schools around Djibouti. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs East Africa team members deliver refurbished desks to the Annex 3 School in Balbala, Djibouti Oct. 29, 2023. The Desk Rejuvenation Project is a program started by Civil Affairs personnel and the CJTF-HOA Engineer Support Company to fix and deliver desks to local Djiboutian schools. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members remove damaged desks from the Annex 3 School in Balbala, Djibouti on Oct. 29, 2023. The Civil Affairs East Africa Team and 1782nd Engineer Support Company lead CJTF-HOA’s desk rejuvenation effort for schools around Djibouti. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members post for a group photo with instructors from the Hali English Language Center after dropping off donated chairs on Oct. 20, 2023, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. The CJTF-HOA civil affairs team does regular engagements with local Djiboutians to build relationships with the community. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Bisi Akindele, CJTF-HOA Senior Healthcare NCO, speaks with Kamil Mohamed, the Headmaster of Hali English Center, during a chair drop-off to the school on Oct. 20, 2023, at Djibouti City, Djibouti. The CJTF-HOA civil affairs team refurbishes desks and chairs as part of an ongoing project with local Djiboutian schools. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick Szvetitz, commander of the 2-130th Airfield Operations Battalion (AOB), gives a speech during a transfer of authority ceremony signifying the end of his time with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 28, 2023. The 3-58th AOB, will take over the responsibility of aiding in tactical and strategic operations across East Africa for CJTF-HOA. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)