12:00 AM9/3/2020

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, meets with Lt. Col. Nicholas Wabeke, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, at an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM9/3/2020

The purpose of which to gain insight into their integrated missions and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment

12:00 AM9/3/2020

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, coins Staff Sgt. Carson Meeks, 12th Expeditionary Operations Squadron ground systems operator, at an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM9/3/2020

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, meets with Lt. Col. Nicholas Wabeke, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, at an airfield in East Africa, September 3, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM9/3/2020

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, meets with Tech Sgt. Charles Bishop, 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron material management flight NCOIC, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM9/3/2020

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa engineering and force protection director of logistics, has his temperature taken during an expeditionary medical screening after arriving at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. USAFE-AFAFRICA leadership visited Airmen from around the 449th Air Expeditionary Group deployed throughout Africa to see the mission first hand and show appreciation for the Airmen stationed down range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM9/3/2020

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa commanding general, after landing at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 1, 2020. Harrigian visited with U.S. Air Force members in Djibouti and East Africa to gain insight into their integrated missions, and the multiple roles of Airmen in the joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM9/1/2020

Service members participated in a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti

12:00 AM8/28/2020

Tucked away in an unassuming building on Mogadishu’s ocean-side International Campus, the United States’ Military Coordination Cell (MCC) nonetheless plays an oversized role in leading the international community’s efforts to enhance security in Somalia.

12:16 PM8/27/2020

A sampling of some of the female leaders currently at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2020. Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed women the right to vote. In the photograph: U.S. Army Col. Deitra Trotter (front-center), Director of Intelligence, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA); U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lisa Good (front-right), Deputy Director, Contingency Contracting Office, CJTF-HOA; U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Heppner (front-left), Executive Officer to the Commanding General, CJTF-HOA; U.S. Army Capt. Candice Heins (back-right), commander, 760th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, CJTF-HOA and Sgt. Maj. Shadonika Crawford (back-left), Equal Opportunity Advisor, CJTF-HOA (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

12:00 AM8/26/2020

Women’s Equality Day was created to raise awareness about the importance of gender equality and recognize the sacrifices made by the suffragists

8:27 AM8/24/2020

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, Chief, Baledogle Military Airfield Fire and Emergency Services, photographed in August, 2020, at BMA, Somalia. Coleman was awarded the Fire Officer of the Year 2019 for all of DoD, beating out almost 22,000 qualified firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Jones)

12:00 AM8/21/2020

An Airman currently deployed to Baledogle Military Airfield was recently awarded the DoD Fire Officer of the Year for 2019

1:31 PM8/20/2020

12:55 PM8/20/2020

U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas Wall, chief of staff of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, greets Djiboutian army Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, chief of defense of Djibouti Armed Forces, during an anniversary ceremony at the Italian National Military Support Base, Djibouti, Feb. 19, 2019. Wall attended the ceremony, which celebrated the Italian base’s fifth year in Djibouti, to show support for U.S. partner and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)

12:00 PM8/20/2020

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a town hall meeting with approximately 1200 troops in the ÒThunder DomeÓ at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Aug. 14, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen (released)

11:43 AM8/20/2020

Italian Army Brigadier General Antonello De Sio, outgoing European Union Training Mission - Somalia (EUTM-S) mission force commander, addresses dignitaries and service members of partner nations, including U.S., European Union, and African Union, during a change of command ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)

11:35 AM8/20/2020

U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Djiboutian Ministry of Health and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel complete the transfer of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, which is used to test for pathogens like the COVID-19 virus, from the U.S. government to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health during a ceremony at the ministry’s Central Purchasing of Materials and Essential Medicines facility in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. CJTF-HOA purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

11:35 AM8/20/2020

Larry E. André (right), U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, speaks with Dr. Ahmed Houssein Miguil (left), director general of central purchasing of materials and essential medicines, during the transfer of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, which is used to test for pathogens like the COVID-19 virus, during a ceremony held at the ministry’s Central Purchasing of Materials and Essential Medicines facility in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)

11:35 AM8/20/2020

Dr. Saleh Banoita Tourab, Executive Secretary of the Djiboutian Ministry of Health, speaks during a ceremony transferring a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine from the U.S. government to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Aug. 17, 2020. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) purchased the equipment on behalf of the United States using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) funds for approximately $76,000, following a request for aid from the Djiboutian government earlier this year. In total, CJTF-HOA has facilitated nearly $300,000 worth of U.S. aid to the government of Djibouti, including hygiene kits, 95 hospital beds, PPE and hand sanitizer among other supplies and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)