Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
10:25 PM12/21/2018
U.S. Navy Capt. Charles DeGilio, left, commanding officer, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, ensures Task Force Alamo weapons are safe and clear of ammunition prior to the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The exercise integrated U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
10:25 PM12/21/2018
U.S. Navy Sailors from Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, transfer a simulated casualty off a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The exercise integrated U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
10:25 PM12/21/2018
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, receive a simulated casualty from U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, CJTF-HOA, during the first-ever U.S. military exercise at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 19, 2018. The casualty evacuation exercise tested response time in case of a combat injury and included U.S. Navy, Army and Djibouti Port Authority assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
Joint service personnel and Djibouti Port Authority take part in first-ever Djibouti port exercise
10:21 PM12/21/2018
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, took part in the first-ever port exercise to include the Djibouti Port Authority, Dec. 19.
U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Steffens, gunner, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, fires a .50-caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, move a target during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Steffens, gunner, Delta Company, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion 141st Infantry Regiment Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, prepares a .50-caliber Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station on top of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle during training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Curtis May, executive officer, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Alamo, Texas National Guard, deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti, discusses range safety prior to training at a military range in Djibouti, Dec. 15, 2018. Task Force Alamo is responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA, an area nearly half the size of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
6:22 PM12/17/2018
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Delnora Erickson, left, officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and U.S. Army Maj. Dionicia Russell, a public health nurse assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, meet with Rwanda Defence Force Col. Eugene Ngoga, Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) clinical director, at the RMH in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 30, 2018. Erickson and Russell were at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl Regional Health Center, Germany. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
6:22 PM12/17/2018
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter O’Connor, an ear, nose and throat surgeon and chief of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Health Center (RHC), Germany, assists Rwanda Defence Force Maj. Jonathan Bukuru, an ear, nose and throat doctor, while preforming a tonsillectomy at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 28, 2018. O’Connor was at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa and Landstuhl RHC. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
6:22 PM12/17/2018
U.S. Army Maj. Dionicia Russell, a public health nurse assigned to the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, presents a leadership seminar at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 27, 2018. Russell was at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl Regional Health Center, Germany. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
6:22 PM12/17/2018
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Peter O’Connor, an ear, nose and throat surgeon and chief of surgery at Landstuhl Regional Health Center (RHC), Germany, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Delnora Erickson, a radiation oncologist and officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, review a print of a patient’s computerized tomography scan at the Rwanda Military Hospital (RMH) in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 27, 2018. O’Connor and Erickson were at RMH participating in a weeklong subject matter expert exchange alongside U.S. military medical personnel assigned to CJTF-HOA and Landstuhl RHC. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
US, Rwanda medical professionals prepare for opening of first radiation oncology center
6:17 PM12/17/2018
U.S. medical personnel worked hand-in-hand with their corresponding Rwandan counterparts to give cancer patients and their families renewed hope of survival at the Rwanda Military Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 26-30.
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
8:40 PM12/14/2018
Amb. Peter Vrooman, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, listens during a meeting at the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
8:40 PM12/14/2018
Irvin Hicks Jr., foreign policy advisor (POLAD) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the CJTF-HOA East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
8:40 PM12/14/2018
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Brin, director of protocol for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
8:40 PM12/14/2018
Amb. Peter Vrooman, U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda, takes notes during a meeting at the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
8:40 PM12/14/2018
Amb. Donald Yamamoto, U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, addresses U.S. diplomats and joint service personnel at a meeting during the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) East Africa Security Forum (EASF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Dec. 13, 2018. The EASF provides opportunities for CJTF-HOA and interagency leaders to assess and align efforts, and develop synchronized courses of action that support common goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott)
State, Defense department officials meet, discuss future of East Africa
8:37 PM12/14/2018
More than 30 U.S. State Department officials, representing 12 East Africa countries, joined military leaders from the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) for an East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 11-13.
U.S. Army Maj. Ivette Blanco-Padilla, dental officer in charge, 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, gives a medical book to a student during a ceremony at the Djibouti Nursing School, Dec. 10, 2018. More than 30 students completed a semester-long medical English discussion group, facilitated by the 403rd CAB, which serves as a language laboratory where students develop practical linguistic and rhetorical skills through relationship building and information exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn Nickel)