Personnel at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, held a dedication ceremony to rename the location’s morale, welfare and recreation facility the Spc. Henry J. Mayfield Jr. Recreation Center at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, May 21, 2020. The facility’s namesake, U.S. Army Spc. Henry J. “Mitch” Mayfield Jr., was killed in action Jan. 5, 2020, during an attack on Manda Bay Airfield 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. Army Photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nelson)
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)