Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), relax on a flightline as they wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 to be transported back to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, following the completion of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 13, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport aircraft to provide and practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 10, 2023, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency medical care on volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, while being observed for knowledge exchange by members of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force, during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), relax on a flightline as they wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 to be transported back to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, following the completion of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 13, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), arrive at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania and begin setting up communications equipment in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency medical care on volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during a mass casualty scenario as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
A member of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), engages in a knowledge exchange with members of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
A member of Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), shakes hands with a member of the Tanzanian PeopleÕs Defense Force after engaging in a knowledge exchange at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EDRE maintains readiness for the East Africa Response Force (EARF), which is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
A member of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), mans a security observation point at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), confront intruder role-players during an intruder response scenario at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 12, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pack rucksacks onto a pallet in preparation for departure from an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 13, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF is a U.S. Army National Guard infantry company tasked with providing rapid security augmentation, humanitarian aid and disaster response assistance, and military-assisted departure of Department of State personnel at U.S. embassies during crises throughout the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ridge Shan)
CJTF-HOA works with U.S. Embassy in Tanzania to maintain regional readiness
12:35 PM11/9/2023
On Oct. 10, 2023, CJTF-HOA performed an EDRE that tested their ability to successfully reach, augment and ultimately evacuate the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in a simulated natural disaster situation.
Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa speaks during Partner Appreciation Day at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 8, 2023. Shawley recognized the longstanding partnership U.S. service members at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa have with Allies, regional partners, and Djiboutians. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)
From Left, Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, presents a token of appreciation to Abdi-Chaib Nour Youssouf, sous prefet of Damerjog, alongside Capt. Suzanne Krauss, Camp Lemonnier commanding officer, during the 2023 Partner Appreciation Day, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov. 8, 2023. The event served as a celebration of 21 years of partnership and collaboration and the nation’s enduring commitment to the Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)
U.S. and Djiboutian leadership pose for a group photo during the 2023 Partner Appreciation Day, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov. 8, 2023. Camp Lemonnier is the only enduring U.S. military base on the continent of Africa serving as a logistics platform providing support services, port operations, and airfield management to over 28 tenant commands and operations, including Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jalen Miller)
From Left, Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, shakes hands with Abdi-Chaib Nour Youssouf, sous prefet of Damerjog, during the 2023 Partner Appreciation Day, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Nov. 8, 2023. Initially established as an expeditionary sea mission aboard the USS Mount Whitney in 2002, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa was brought ashore and established a base on Camp Lemonnier in 2003. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Partner Appreciation Day attendees tour an MV-22 Osprey on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 8, 2023. The ceremony and static displays serve as an example of multi-national partnership enabling capabilities in the Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Jalen Miller)
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa celebrates Partner Appreciation Day
10:52 AM11/9/2023
The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and partners from Djibouti alongside seven other allied nations celebrated Partner Appreciation Day Nov. 8, 2023, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch, senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, receives the CJTF-HOA guide-on in front of a formation of CJTF-HOA service members at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Oct. 27, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer, CJTF-HOA outgoing senior enlisted leader, handed over his responsibility as SEL to Koch during the ceremony.
U.S. Army Maj Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, hands over the CJTF-HOA guide-on to U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch during a Change of Responsibility ceremony on Oct. 27, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Kammer handed over his responsibility as the senior enlisted leader to U.S Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Koch.