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KDF's first female Foreign Liaison Officer strengthens U.S., Kenya partnership

12:00 AM6/15/2020
The ability to work with various units and nations is key to the success of an organization like the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

12:00 AM6/8/2020
Townsend thanked Turello for leading the command with a cool head during crisis response events
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Manda Bay, BMA name facilities for fallen service member

12:00 AM5/29/2020
Two contingency locations within CJTF-HOA's combined joint operations area recently named facilities in honor of U.S. Army Spc. Henry J. “Mitch” Mayfield Jr.
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492nd EVCC construction in Djibouti Base Cluster

12:00 AM5/21/2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery Puckett talks through the process of upgrading living facilities at a base within the Djibouti Base Cluster, as well as keeping everyone safe in the process on May 8, 2020.
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Safety inspections at construction sites ensure successful outcomes

12:00 AM5/20/2020
Roughly 21% of workplace fatalities took place at construction sites
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MEDLOG distributes PPE to outstations as preventive measure in fight against COVID-19

12:00 AM5/4/2020
Distributing personal protective equipment and other materials to multiple outstations in East Africa as part of the fight against COVID-19
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It takes a village: military medical from across East African CJOA, elsewhere come together for coordinated response to COVID-19 pandemic

12:00 AM4/17/2020
Providing a better coordinated effort to protect health and welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Logistics Carries on Amidst COVID

4:04 PM4/15/2020
Capt. Steven Lathrop, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa logistics director, speaks on the logistics mission continuing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Infantry's First Females

4:02 PM4/15/2020
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jennifer Niemann and Private First Class Ashley Ensminger, both assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, talk about their deployment to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti and their experience as the first females in Easy Company, 2-506 Infantry Battalion, 101st Infantry Division (Airborne), out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The EARF is a rapid deployment force with the ability to protect U.S. citizens and diplomatic facilities, non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, and other missions as directed. Both Niemann and Ensminger responded to the attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, on Jan. 5, 2020.
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CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier COVID-19 Announcement

4:01 PM4/15/2020
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mike Turello, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and U.S. Navy Capt. Ken Crowe, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier Djibouti, speak about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19.
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Sgt. Maj. Shadonika Crawford: The road to the one percent

12:48 PM3/31/2020
Growing up a military brat, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Shadonika Crawford, equal opportunity advisor for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), never saw herself as the type to join the military, let alone being a sergeant major in the U.S. Army Reserve 29 years later. Currently the highest ranking enlisted female within CJTF-HOA, Crawford became part of the one percent of military enlisted members in Jan. 2019, but she originally thought the military would be a temporary part of her life.
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CJTF-HOA rolls-out Disinfectant Teams

5:22 PM3/30/2020
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)
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CJTF-HOA rolls-out Disinfectant Teams

11:48 AM3/30/2020
In order to keep personnel safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership created and trained a team of service members to disinfect high-usage areas around camp.
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Air Traffic Control: Stoplight for the Sky

5:03 PM3/24/2020
CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI— Air Traffic Control is an around-the-clock job, and those in the career field need to maintain flexibility to continue the mission, no matter what’s going on in the rest of the world.
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Sailor predicts weather, ensures operational safety

10:10 AM3/20/2020
While most people know what to expect with weather in Djibouti, it takes an expert to predict when it will vary. These variations from typical weather patterns are what have the largest impact, so it is imperative to know when they are coming and what to expect. Prior to the execution of any given mission, it is important that Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) key personnel understand and assess the potential weather-induced risks involved.
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

2:44 PM3/18/2020
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)
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

2:42 PM3/18/2020
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)
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image

2:40 PM3/18/2020
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)
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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa stands up East Africa’s first blood storage and distribution center

2:34 PM3/18/2020
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA) medical logistics Soldiers processed blood for the first time with the command’s brand-new, and only, blood storage and distribution center.
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Deployed siblings reunite halfway around the world

1:29 PM3/18/2020
While military members are often familiar with leaving their family behind for an extended amount of time, two brothers found themselves closer than they had been in 20 years during their recent deployment to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. U.S. Navy Capt. Christopher Greer, staff judge advocate for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Chief Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Tim Greer, medical department head for Coastal Riverine Squadron 1-Forward, reunited halfway around the world for nearly eight months during their overlapping deployments.
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