U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses the new HOA staff at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Soldiers receive their flu shots while in-processing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Soldiers receive their flu shots while in-processing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Soldiers receive their flu shots while in-processing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Soldiers receive their flu shots while in-processing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Soldiers receive their flu shots while in-processing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 9, 2020. Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Nearly 200 Soldiers from the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Army National Guard became the new headquarters staff after arriving at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Sept. 25, 2020.
Last month, U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron participated in a mass casualty exercise over East Africa. Mass casualty exercises prepare pararescuemen and support personnel for potential real-world operations with large numbers of casualties.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, U.S. Arica Command, visited Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2020. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, U.S. Arica Command meets with Djiboutian Col. Dahir Hassan Abadid, commander of Armored Regiment and Djiboutian Maj. Mohamed Assowen, commander of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) while watching a live-fire exercise conducted by the RIB, Sept. 28, 2020. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Andrea Tomaszewicz, U.S. Embassy Djibouti Deputy Chief of Mission and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), provide a CJTF-HOA mission brief to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, U.S. Arica Command, after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2020. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Djiboutian National Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) conducts a live-fire exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 28, 2020. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Wabeke, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, gives U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, a tour of Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Sept. 28, 2020. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, speaks with U.S. Army Capt. Michael Hoemke, Security Forces commander at Chabelley Airfield, Sept. 28, 2020. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, takes notes while talking to Djiboutian Col. Dahir Hassan Abadid, commander of Armored Regiment and Djiboutian Maj. Mohamed Assowen, commander of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) during his visit to East Africa, Sept. 28, 2020. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, speaks with soldiers from the Djiboutian National Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) after watching a live-fire exercise Sept. 28, 2020. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greets U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, U.S. Arica Command, after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2020. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
Andrea Tomaszewicz, U.S. Embassy Djibouti Deputy Chief of Mission and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), greet U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel K. Tyler, J-3 operations and cyber director, U.S. Arica Command, after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2020. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
CJTF-HOA Foreign Liaison Officers visit the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion
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Japanese Army Capt. Masa Sumida, Japanese Liaison Officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), takes notes during after an informational briefing by the Civil Affairs Battalion commander, Sept. 29, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The FLOs visit units throughout CJTF-HOA regularly to learn how different organizations contribute to the mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)
CJTF-HOA Foreign Liaison Officers visit the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion
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Kenyan Air Force Lt. Col. Rodah Mwasigwa, Kenyan Liaison Officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), listens to an informational briefing by the Civil Affairs Battalion commander, Sept. 29, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Mwasigwa serves alongside other FLOs, each of them have their own lines of effort and objectives that benefit their country as well as ties with the U.S. and other coalition partners. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristin Savage)