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CJTF-HOA, Camp Lemonnier military engineers meet University of Djibouti faculty, students

5:57 AM3/1/2022
Seven U.S. military engineers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier’s Public Works Department, and the 712th Engineer Support Company toured the University of Djibouti’s Faculty of Engineering, Feb. 9, 2022. The team met with engineering faculty, including Adoulkader Ibrahim Idriss, the dean of the engineering school. During the tour, they discussed their educational and working experiences while also learning about the school curriculum and facilities.
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CJTF – Horn of Africa transfers responsibility from one National Guard MEB to another

11:36 AM2/28/2022
Soldiers from the Nebraska Army National Guard’s 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) transferred responsibility of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) mission over to the Illinois Army National Guard’s 404th MEB, Feb. 26, 2022. As a dynamic operational headquarters, CJTF-HOA ensures a strategic partnership with Djibouti, responds to crises, supports operations, protects U.S. lives and enables the countering of violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa in order to enhance stability and prosperity. CJTF-HOA works with partner nations, coalition forces and interagency and intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort.
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2CR greeted by Gen. Townsend

7:14 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, meet soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 17, 2022. Townsend and Thresher greeted the Soldiers as the leaders concluded their multi-country trip to East Africa. The 2CR traveled through Djibouti after finishing a rotation as the security forces at Camp Simba, Kenya. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
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2CR greeted by Gen. Townsend

7:14 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, greets soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 17, 2022. Townsend greeted the Soldiers as he concluded his multi-country trip to East Africa. The 2CR traveled through Djibouti after finishing a rotation as the security forces at Camp Simba, Kenya. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
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2CR greeted by Gen. Townsend

7:13 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, meet soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 17, 2022. Townsend and Thresher greeted the Soldiers as the leaders concluded their multi-country trip to East Africa. The 2CR traveled through Djibouti after finishing a rotation as the security forces at Camp Simba, Kenya. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
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2CR greeted by Gen. Townsend

7:13 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) command senior enlisted leader, talks with soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 17, 2022. Thresher and U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. AFRICOM commander, greeted the Soldiers as the leaders concluded their multi-country trip to East Africa. The 2CR traveled through Djibouti after finishing a rotation as the security forces at Camp Simba, Kenya. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
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2CR greeted by Gen. Townsend

7:13 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) command senior enlisted leader, talks with soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 17, 2022. Thresher and U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command commander, greeted the Soldiers as the leaders concluded their multi-country trip to East Africa. The 2CR traveled through Djibouti after finishing a rotation as the security forces at Camp Simba, Kenya. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
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Marines, Soldiers conduct C2 Exercise

7:11 AM2/22/2022
The Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR) arrives at Quaid Range, Djibouti, Feb. 9, 2022. The BIR is a FAD advanced infantry battalion that trains and serves as a quick reaction force to accomplish specified tasks directed by its higher command in the Djiboutian army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)
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Marines, Soldiers conduct C2 Exercise

7:11 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Marines with Marine Air Control Group Detachment East Africa Air Combat Element and U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-107th Air Operations Battalion conduct a joint command and control exercise at Quaid Range, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2022. The multi-day exercise demonstrated the MACG’s ability to rapidly conduct command and control operations in a forward deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)
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Marines, Soldiers conduct C2 Exercise

7:11 AM2/22/2022
U.S. Marines with the Marine Air Control Group Detachment East Africa Air Combat Element, fill sandbags during a joint command and control exercise at Quaid Range, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2022. The multi-day exercise demonstrated the MACG’s ability to rapidly conduct command and control operations in a forward deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)
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Marines, Soldiers conduct C2 Exercise

7:11 AM2/22/2022
U.S. service members work with Djiboutian Bataillon d'intervention rapide (BIR) to construct a high frequency signal antenna during a joint command and control exercise at Quaid Range, Djibouti, Feb. 9, 2022. The members of the BIR used this exercise as an opportunity to demonstrate their effectiveness in a field environment and establish standard operating procedures for future use. The multi-day exercise demonstrated the Marine Air Control Group Detachment East Africa Air Combat Element’s ability to rapidly conduct command and control operations in a forward deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)
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Marines, Soldiers conduct C2 Exercise

7:11 AM2/22/2022
An MV-22B Opsrey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) takes off at Quaid Range, Djibouti, Feb. 9, 2022. The Ospreys support the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) by providing personnel recovery and casualty evacuation of U.S. Forces throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Blake Wiles)
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Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training

7:03 AM2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), set security positions during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
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Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training

7:03 AM2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), set security positions during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
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Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training

7:03 AM2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), set security positions during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
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Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training

7:03 AM2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conduct integration training and flight familiarization with U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) aboard their MV-22 Ospreys at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
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Marines, Red Dragons conduct flight familiarization training

7:03 AM2/22/2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey during an air assault with the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-161 (VMM-161) in the Grand Bara Desert, Feb. 8, 2022. The EARF is postured to respond to a broad range of military operations to provide limited-defense crisis response in the region, including support for non-combatant evacuation operations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief operations, recovery capabilities of aircraft and personnel, support to U.S. embassies and other missions as directed. The EARF is augmented by U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets that transport and insert ground forces wherever they are needed throughout the region, supporting crisis response through seamless and immediate force deployment capabilities across vast distances. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
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CJTF-HOA 2022 Ethics Guide

10:52 AM2/18/2022
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

5:08 AM2/11/2022
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022. The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

5:08 AM2/11/2022
U.S. Soldiers assigned to C Company, Maneuver Company Advisor Team 2130 and Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, support a Machine Gun University competition between Djiboutian Battalion Intervention Rapadie machine gun teams at Ali Oune, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2022. The competition consisted of a five-mile road march, timed deliberate emplacement and engagement from a support by fire position and the gun teams engaging targets on a live-fire range for time and accuracy. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements
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