We have been taking part in the 22 Pushup Challenge throughout Suicide Prevention Awareness Month to bring attention to the issue. If you or somebody you know needs help, please contact a member of the Camp Lemonnier Djibouti Care Team or utilize the Military Crisis Line.
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 294th Engineer Support Company, Missouri National Guard, use an excavator to load dirt into a dump truck at an undisclosed location in Africa, Sept. 3, 2023. The 294th ESC provides construction and maintenance capabilities to outstations and remote locations across the continent. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
A U.S. Army Soldier with the 294th Engineer Support Company, Missouri National Guard, uses a bulldozer to carry dirt at an undisclosed location in Africa, Sept. 3, 2023. The 294th ESC Soldiers possess a wide range of skills, encompassing everything from electrical to plumbing to heavy equipment operations. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 294th Engineer Support Company, Missouri National Guard, use an excavator to load dirt into a dump truck at an undisclosed location in Africa, Sept. 3, 2023. The 294th ESC provides construction and maintenance capabilities to outstations and remote locations across the continent. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
A Soldier with the 294th Engineer Support Company pushes dirt into a pile using a bulldozer at an undisclosed location in Africa, Sept. 3, 2023. The unit is divided into horizontal and vertical teams that handle different components of the construction process. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
Soldiers with the 294th Engineer Support Company transport lumber at an undisclosed location in Africa, Sept. 3, 2023. Some of the dirt will go to filling up barriers, some others will be used to fortify targets on a training range, and some of it will be relocated to provide drainage for rain. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
A U.S. Army Soldier with the 294th Engineer Support Company, Missouri National Guard, transports dirt using a dump truck at an undisclosed location in Africa, Sept. 3, 2023. Many of the 294th ESC Soldiers maintain active careers in carpentry and as skilled tradesmen in their civilian capability, bringing outside experience and skills to the mission. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
The 294th ESC provides construction and maintenance capabilities to outstations and remote locations across the continent, giving friendly forces a launching point wherever it may be needed.
September 11, 2001, is a date that has lived in infamy in the minds of the American people for over 20 years now. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members took the day to commemorate the lives lost during the terrorist attacks, reflect on where they were when the World Trade Center fell, and how their memory of the tragedy drives their service. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Jalen Miller)
CJTF-HOA remembers September 11th attacks, honors those fallen
9/12/2023
Djibouti Mayor, Said D. Mohamed and U.S. Chargé D’Affaires to Djibouti, Mario Fernandez, sit with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, during the CJTF-HOA 9/11 memorial ceremony held on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2023. Service members honored the lives lost during the attacks on 9/11 and paid tribute to the survivors, first responders, and U.S. military. (Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
CJTF-HOA remembers September 11th attacks, honors those fallen
9/12/2023
Capt. John Williams, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa chaplain, speaks on the importance of remembering those lives lost during the 9/11 attacks during a memorial ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2023. CJTF-HOA service members who lived in New York during the attacks took to the podium to talk about their experiences during the ceremony. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
CJTF-HOA remembers September 11th attacks, honors those fallen
9/12/2023
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa stand at attention awaiting the start of CJTF-HOA's 9/11 memorial ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept.11, 2023. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, CJTF-HOA commanding general, welcomed Djibouti Mayor, Said D. Mohamed, and U.S. Chargé D’Affaires to Djibouti, Mario Fernandez, and service members across Camp Lemonnier to the ceremony. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
CJTF-HOA remembers September 11th attacks, honors those fallen
9/12/2023
Sgt. 1st Class Tommy Trejo, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications plans division senior enlisted leader, speaks at CJTF-HOA's 9/11 memorial ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2023. Trejo gave a speech on how the tragedy inspired him to enlist and how since joining the New York National Guard, he has supported Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and now CJTF-HOA. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
CJTF-HOA Remembers 9/11, Service Members Share their Stories
9/12/2023
September 11, 2001 is a date that has lived in infamy in the minds of the American people for over 20 years now. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members took the day to commemorate the lives lost during the terrorist attacks, reflect on where they were when the World Trade Center fell, and how their memory of the tragedy drives their service.
French Armed Forces join CJTF-HOA for casualty care
8/30/2023
U.S. Army Spc. Addie Sykes, Task Force Tomahawk combat medic, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jackson Spencer, Task Force Tomahawk Battalion Aid Station non commissioned officer in charge, demonstrates how to wrap gauze on a wound during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care knowledge exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 25, 2023. Three U.S. Army combat medics led a team of five French Marine Troops through the TCCC training at Camp Lemonnier. Instructors led the French troops through 20 sections of medical competencies. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
French Armed Forces join CJTF-HOA for casualty care
8/30/2023
A member of the French Armed Forces simulates checking the airway of a simulated patient as part of a Tactical Combat Casualty Care knowledge exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 26, 2023. U.S. Army instructors familiarized the troops with advanced combat casualty techniques. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
French Armed Forces join CJTF-HOA for casualty care
8/30/2023
Two members of the French Armed Forces carry a medical dummy during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care knowledge exchange at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti, July 26, 2023. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa operates with U.S. partners across the region, knowledge exchanges are conducted to boost capabilities and foster relationships. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
French Armed Forces join CJTF-HOA for casualty care
8/30/2023
A member of the French Armed Forces applies an eye shield onto a fellow troop during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care knowledge exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 25, 2023. The purpose of the knowledge exchange was to share different tactics, techniques and equipment, as well as to foster relationships between the two services. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)
