U.S. Army soldiers prepare to unveil the Henry Mayfield Jr. Dining Facility during the building’s grand opening and dedication ceremony at Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA), Somalia, May 1, 2020. The facility was named for U.S. Army Spc. Henry J. “Mitch” Mayfield Jr., who was killed in action Jan. 5, 2020, during an attack on Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, by a terrorist organization. Mayfield, a Chicago native, was deployed to Kenya with the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group, from Fort Rucker, Alabama. (U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Toniece Lurch)

U.S. Army soldiers unveil the Henry Mayfield Jr. Dining Facility during the building’s grand opening ceremony at Baledogle Military Airfield (BMA), Somalia), May 1, 2020. The facility was named for U.S. Army Spc. Henry J. “Mitch” Mayfield Jr., who was killed in action Jan. 5, 2020, during an attack on Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, by a terrorist organization. Mayfield, a Chicago native, was deployed to Kenya with the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group, from Fort Rucker, Alabama. (U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Toniece Lurch)

A hard hat for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery Puckett, safety noncommissioned officer-in-charge and medic, 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) sits at a construction site within the Djibouti Base Cluster, May 8, 2020. Safety personnel regularly inspect sites to ensure workers are in their appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as surveying the overall site for any potential hazards that could be mitigated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

A tool pouch is a standard piece of equipment used by U.S. soldiers from the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC) during the construction of new buildings within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Spc. Nabin Karki (right) vertical construction engineer, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), nails ceiling material during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Ludowese, vertical construction engineer, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), operates a reciprocating saw in the doorway of a new building under construction within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti , May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Benedict, vertical construction engineer, 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, installs an electrical outlet during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Benedict, vertical construction engineer, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), installs an electrical outlet during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army vertical construction engineers, 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, take a break during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Ludowese, vertical construction engineer, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), nails ceiling material during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Ludowese (left) and Spc. Nabin Karki, vertical construction engineers, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), nail ceiling material during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Ludowese, vertical construction engineer, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), nails ceiling material during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Spc. Dennis Hanson, vertical construction engineer, 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), lifts lumber during construction of new buildings within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Ludowese (left) and Spc. Nabin Karki, vertical construction engineers, assigned to the 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), nail ceiling material during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Ludowese (left) and Spc. Nabin Karki, vertical construction engineers, 492nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, nail ceiling components during the construction of a new building within the Djibouti Base Cluster, Djibouti, May 8, 2020. The 492nd EVCC performs construction projects throughout East Africa in support of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Capt. Ethan Betts, medical logistics (MEDLOG) officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepares a shipment of medical supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 24, 2020. Since the inception of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the MEDLOG team has shipped more than 7,000 surgical masks (facemasks), including 5,000 N95 respirators; 2,500 surgical gowns; 150 pairs of reusable goggles; and 20,000 pairs of gloves to outstations throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

Brian Clark, a project supervisor for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), removes a cover from a pallet of medical equipment at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 22, 2020. The medical equipment is part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA) protective measures for COVID-19 to maintain the health of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

A pallet of medical equipment awaits distribution from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 22, 2020. The medical equipment is part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA) protective measures for COVID-19 to maintain the health of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Army Capt. Ethan Betts, medical logistics (MEDLOG) officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), places a medical sticker on a box of medical supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 24, 2020. CJTF-HOA’s MEDLOG is responsible for distributing supplies and healthcare equipment, whether it be a computer system, a bandage, narcotics or PPE, to medical providers anywhere in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), load a C-130J Super Hercules with cargo in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

A pallet of medical equipment awaits distribution from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 22, 2020. The medical equipment is part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA) protective measures for COVID-19 to maintain the health of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Army Sgt. Enock Langat, medical logistics (MEDLOG) noncommissioned officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepares a shipment of medical supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 24, 2020. Since the inception of the COVID-19 outbreak, the MEDLOG team has shipped more than 7,000 surgical masks (facemasks), including 5,000 N95 respirators; 2,500 surgical gowns; 150 pairs of reusable goggles; and 20,000 pairs of gloves to outstations throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Army Sgt. Enock Langat, medical logistics noncommissioned officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stands in front of medical supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 24, 2020. Since the inception of the COVID-19 outbreak, the MEDLOG team has shipped more than 7,000 surgical masks (facemasks), including 5,000 N95 respirators; 2,500 surgical gowns; 150 pairs of reusable goggles; and 20,000 pairs of gloves to outstations throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), loads a C-130J Super Hercules with cargo in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

A C-130J Super Hercules transports cargo loaded by U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), load a C-130J Super Hercules with cargo in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), load a C-130J Super Hercules with cargo in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), load a C-130J Super Hercules with cargo in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

Staff from the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), demonstrate medical equipment used to stabilize patients at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2020. The COVID-19 ICU is located separately from the EMF to prevent potential cross-contamination of the virus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Leah Chapman (left), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell public health officer, demonstrates creating a cleaning solution using bleach and water during a training session for the high-traffic area disinfectant team at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 27, 2020. The team learned how COVID-19 and other viruses can live on non-porous surfaces, such as metal, glass, plastic, and laminated surfaces, for several days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Navy personnel, from left, Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class Jerry Marquez and Wickbol Monno, Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, and Cmdr. Hillary Meyer, nurse anesthetist, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, stand in front of Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020. The four-member team augments critical positions within the EMF during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling existing EMF staff to execute their primary mission of treating trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Navy Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, dons a facemask prior to interacting with a patient at the Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020. Evangelista is part of a four-member team sent by Naval Forces Africa to augment critical positions within the EMF during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling existing EMF staff to execute their primary mission of treating trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

U.S. Navy Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, takes a patient’s temperature at the Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020. Evangelista is part of a four-member team sent by Naval Forces Africa to augment critical positions within the EMF during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling existing EMF staff to fulfill their primary mission of treating trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

Staff from the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), part of the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), demonstrate its medical and equipment capabilities at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2020. The creation of the COVID-19 ICU aligns with coordinated preventive measures developed to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Pauline Jones, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa public health noncommissioned officer-in-charge, teaches service members assigned to a high-traffic area disinfectant team how to create and properly use a cleaning solution at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 27, 2020. The team learned how COVID-19 and other viruses can live on non-porous surfaces, such as metal, glass, plastic, and laminated surfaces, for several days. The teams are now disinfecting high traffic locations and objects like water filling stations, benches and doors at common use facilities frequently touched by multiple individuals to prevent illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1-200th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, ruck march during the Bataan Memorial Death March at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 15, 2020. The New Mexico National Guard’s 1-200th Infantry Battalion hosts an annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, to honor the Prisoner of War Soldiers who were force-marched in the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

Service members listen to a safety brief before starting the Bataan Memorial Death March at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 15, 2020. The 1-200th Infantry Battalion hosts a Bataan Memorial Death March annually at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, to honor the Prisoner of War Soldiers who were force-marched in the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1-200th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, checks in for the Bataan Memorial Death March at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, March 15, 2020. The 1-200th Infantry Battalion hosts a Bataan Memorial Death March annually at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, to honor the Prisoner of War Soldiers who were force-marched in the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)

CJTF-HOA Chief of Staff Biography

U.S. Army Spc. April Woolley, help desk technician, Communications Directorate, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), simulates connecting palletized materials to a helicopter during a sling load training class at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2020. The class was designed to familiarize service members with basic sling load procedures, capabilities and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)