Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), sit aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 while awaiting transport to the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in order to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise 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)
Dr. Michael A. Battle, Sr., U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, speaks to members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), 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 the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), moves into a security position 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)
Members of Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assigned to support the East Africa Response Force (EARF), engage 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 (EDRE) 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), in plainclothes in order to blend in with Department of State personnel, mans a security observation position at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), 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)
Dr. Michael A. Battle, Sr., U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, speaks to members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), 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)
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)
A member of 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 (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)
U.S. Army CPT Jacob McDonough, East Africa Response Force (EARF) commander, shakes hands with Dr. Michael A. Battle, Sr., U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 11, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), 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), detain a noncompliant intruder role-player 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)
A member of Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), salutes 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)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), practice emergency tactical first aid 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)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), carry a volunteer on a stretcher 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)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), patrol the grounds at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania 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), pack rucksacks onto a pallet in preparation for the departure of a rapid response element to practice embassy security augmentation during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, Oct. 9, 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), arrive at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania and begin unloading supplies 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), in plainclothes in order to blend in with Department of State personnel, man a security observation position at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Oct. 10, 2023, at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The EARF, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), 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 tactical first aid 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)
Members of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Ð Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), rest before their grounds patrol shift begins at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania 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), provide security for the movement of the rest of their team 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)