A U.S. Soldier loads bags of food on a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at the airport in Maputo, Mozambique, March 29, 2019. The task force is helping meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben)

U.S. Airmen with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), load supplies, personnel, and equipment onto a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 26, 2019, for the U.S. Department of Defense’s relief effort in the Republic of Mozambique and surrounding areas following Cyclone Idai. Teams from CJTF-HOA, which is leading DoD relief efforts, began immediate preparation to respond following a call for assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa commanding general, arrived in the Republic of Mozambique March 25, 2019, to get a first-hand look at the devastation Cyclone Idai caused throughout the region earlier this month.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Alexander Jones, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy director of training, readiness and exercises, prepares to throw a frisbee during a game against French navy sailors, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 16, 2019. More than 50 French sailors competed against CJTF-HOA service members in both friendly soccer and ultimate frisbee matches to help foster a better relationship and esprit de corps between the partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

French navy sailors and personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) play ultimate frisbee, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 16, 2019. More than 50 French sailors competed against CJTF-HOA service members in both friendly soccer and ultimate frisbee matches to help foster a better relationship and esprit de corps between the partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

French navy sailors and personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) play soccer at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 16, 2019. More than 50 French sailors competed against CJTF-HOA service members in both friendly soccer and ultimate frisbee matches to help foster a better relationship and esprit de corps between the partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, assume responsibility of their mission at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2019. Task Force Warrior assumed responsibility as the security forces battalion for CJTF-HOA and will also contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

Left to right, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA); U.S. Navy Capt. Charles J. DeGilio, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti; U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Karl W. Parsons, command senior enlisted leader, CJTF-HOA; and U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Andy L. Gray, command senior enlisted leader, Camp Lemonnier, stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, March 15, 2019. U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, assumed authority of their mission at CJTF-HOA from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Richard Karcher, commander, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, gives a speech while assuming his unit’s mission at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2019. Task Force Warrior assumed responsibility as the security forces battalion for CJTF-HOA and will also contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2019. The 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, assumed responsibility as the security forces battalion for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and will also contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, assume responsibility of their mission at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2019. Task Force Warrior assumed responsibility as the security forces battalion for CJTF-HOA and will also contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, stand at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2019. Task Force Warrior assumed responsibility as the security forces battalion for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and will also contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sean Ibarguen, commander, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, gives a speech while transferring his unit’s mission at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Warrior, New Jersey National Guard, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 15, 2019. Task Force Warrior assumed responsibility as the security forces battalion for CJTF-HOA and will also contribute to international efforts to enhance security and stability in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah E. Inman, left, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), recognizes the superior performance of U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Huwe, an infantryman for 1st Platoon, 3-141 Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during Inman’s visit to a forward operating location in East Africa, March 12, 2019. Inman visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah E. Inman, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), meets with Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during Inman’s visit to a forward operating location in East Africa, March 12, 2019. Inman visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah E. Inman, left, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), meets with U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Karl W. Parsons, command senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during Inman's visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2019. Inman visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) soldiers from the Djiboutian army’s elite military force stand in formation during an NCO course graduation at a training location near Djibouti, March 7, 2019. U.S. Soldiers with 1-26 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, taught the course to the RIB soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Travis Holihan, the officer in charge of NCO training, Headquarters Company, 1-26 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, returns a salute during an NCO course graduation for the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB), a Djiboutian army elite military force, at a training location near Djibouti, March 7, 2019. U.S. Soldiers with Holihan’s unit taught the course to the RIB soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Spc. Joyce Blanco-Peredes, a heavy equipment operator from First Platoon, 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, moves lumber while building lodging at a forward operating location in East Africa, March 8, 2019. The lodging will replace temporary tents and accommodate U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel at the location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Sgt. Hishmael Ladoueceur, a carpenter from First Platoon, 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, cuts lumber for stairs while building lodging at a forward operating location in East Africa, March 8, 2019. The lodging will replace temporary tents and accommodate U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel at the location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Soldiers from First Platoon, 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, cuts trusses to even lengths while building lodging at a forward operating location in East Africa, March 8, 2019. The lodging will replace temporary tents and accommodate U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel at the location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shakes hands with Royal Marines Maj. Gen. Charlie Strickland, outgoing operation commander, European Union Naval Force ATALANTA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 8, 2019. Strickland visited CJTF-HOA during a theater turnover with European Union partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, left, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shakes hands with Spanish Navy Rear Adm. Ricardo A. Hernández, force commander, European Union Naval Force ATALANTA, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 8, 2019. Hernández visited CJTF-HOA during a theater turnover with European Union partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, right, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), listens to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Ziska, director of operations for the 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron, supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during Flora's visit to a forward operation location in East Africa, March 7, 2019. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, left, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), talks to U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Allen Robinson, commander of an Army Aviation Detachment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during Flora's visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 6, 2019. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Capt. Jacklyn Satchell, right, commander of 465th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), introduces members of her team to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), during his visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 6, 2019. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), during Flora's visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 5, 2019. Flora visited to familiarize himself with the U.S. Army units embedded in CJTF-HOA and to help foster a better partnership between USARAF and CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), talks with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) partners during a familiarization meet and greet March 4, 2019, in Djibouti. The meeting served as an opportunity for CJTF-HOA leadership to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), compliments art hung in the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) headquarters while meeting with the coalition partners during a familiarization meet and greet March 4, 2019, in Djibouti. The meeting served as an opportunity for CJTF-HOA leadership to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and his aide-de-camp, U.S. Air Force Capt. Sharya Qureshi, pose for a photo with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) partners during a familiarization meet and greet March 4, 2019, in Djibouti. The meeting served as an opportunity for CJTF-HOA leadership to gain a better perspective of the JMSDF mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

French air force Chief Master Sgt. Franck (left), rescue team NCO, greets U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during his visit to French Air Force Base 188, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2019. Kriesel visited the French base to gain insight into their assets and capabilities as a U.S. ally in CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), sits in the cockpit of a French air force Mirage 2000-5 during his visit to French Air Force Base 188, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2019. Kriesel graduated from Euro-NATO Joint-Jet-Pilot-Training in 1990, and is a command pilot with more than 2,600 flight hours in an A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-15C Eagle. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James R. Kriesel (left), deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks with French air force Maj. Baptiste, a fighter squadron executive officer, during his visit to French Air Force Base 188, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2019. Kriesel visited the French base to gain insight into their assets and capabilities as a U.S. ally in CJTF-HOA’s combined joint operations area. (Courtesy Photo)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Wisely, a Soldier from Bravo Company 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, East Africa Response Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), reassembles an M240 machine gun during the Joint Warrior Competition (JWC) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 28, 2019. The JWC was open to U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier, and consisted of a 6-mile ruck march with participants carrying bags that weighed no less than 35 pounds, a timed first-aid administration challenge, a timed weapons disassembly and reassembly challenge, a timed essay writing contest, a joint physical training challenge and a combat fitness test. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Mosqueda, a Soldier from Bravo Company 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, East Africa Response Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), disassembles an M240 machine gun during the Joint Warrior Competition (JWC) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 28, 2019. The JWC was open to U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier, and consisted of a 6-mile ruck march with participants carrying bags that weighed no less than 35 pounds, a timed first-aid administration challenge, a timed weapons disassembly and reassembly challenge, a timed essay writing contest, a joint physical training challenge and a combat fitness test. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Sgt. Connor Lane, right, from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) observes U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Wisely, a Soldier from Bravo Company 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, East Africa Response Force, assigned to CJTF-HOA, while he administers first aid during the Joint Warrior Competition (JWC) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2019. The JWC was open to U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier, and consisted of a 6-mile ruck march with participants carrying bags that weighed no less than 35 pounds, a timed first-aid administration challenge, a timed weapons disassembly and reassembly challenge, a timed essay writing contest, a joint physical training challenge and a combat fitness test. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) write during the essay portion of the Joint Warrior Competition (JWC) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 26, 2019. The JWC was open to U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier, and consisted of a 6-mile ruck march with participants carrying bags that weighed no less than 35 pounds, a timed first-aid administration challenge, a timed weapons disassembly and reassembly challenge, a timed essay writing contest, a joint physical training challenge and a combat fitness test. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), start the U.S. Marine Corps combat fitness test (CFT) portion of the Joint Warrior Competition at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 1, 2019. The CFT, which consisted of an 880-meter run, 2-minute ammo can lift and a maneuver under fire course, was part of the four-day competition that was open to U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Torres (left) and U.S. Army Spc. Michael Perez, infantrymen from Bravo Company 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, East Africa Response Force, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), talk after completing a ruck march for the Joint Warrior Competition at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2019. The event, open to U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier, consisted of a 6-mile ruck march with participants carrying bags that weighed at least 35 pounds. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) finishes a run during the joint fitness test portion of the Joint Warrior Competition at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. service members assigned to CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier participated in the fitness test, which consisted of components of each services’ annual physical fitness exams. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)