U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dwain Miller, 82nd
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dwain Miller, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aircrew Flight Equipment rigger, carefully stacks the folds of a parachute during packing, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 26, 20... More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abuhena Saifulislam, deputy command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command, describes his role as a Muslim American Imam in the U.S. military, during a meeting at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in do... More
French Armed Forces members perform a static line jump
French Armed Forces members perform a static line jump from a French Air Force Transall C-160 June 6, 2018, on the French Air Base in Djibouti. Service members from the French Armed Forces, Camp Lemonnier and C... More
Memorial Day in Africa: CJTF-HOA leadership honors native-U.S. pilot a...
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James Geiger, a Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Seabee, plays taps during the Memorial Day commemoration ceremony for Pilot Officer Lawrence Maguire at the Djibouti ... More
Ambassador Greg Dorey, British ambassador to Ethiopia
Ambassador Greg Dorey, British ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, reads words of remembrance during Remembrance Day service near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2015. Remembrance Day is commemorated every ... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Kelsey Mikkelson, medical-surgical nurse,
U.S. Navy Lt. Kelsey Mikkelson, medical-surgical nurse, prepares an IV of 100-milliliter saline solution during a demonstration at Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti May 6,... More
A joint formation of U.S. service members comprised
A joint formation of U.S. service members comprised of Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force attached to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, march onto the 5th French Marines Battalion Monclar Barracks parade grounds for an ... More
French and U.S. Service members receive a safety brief
French and U.S. Service members receive a safety brief prior to receiving their parachutes for the D-Day observation jump near Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, Djibouti, June 6, 2018. Service members fro... More
Arta Interservices Military Academy cadets observe
Arta Interservices Military Academy cadets observe the U.S. Army 2/16th Infantry Battalion convoy training lanes in Arta, Djibouti on Dec. 9, 2014. The purpose of this mission was to conduct a basic convoy simu... More
A runner makes her way across the Grand Bara Desert
A runner makes her way across the Grand Bara Desert during the Annual Grand Bara 15K race Dec. 17, 2015, in Djibouti. More than 1,500 service members and civilians representing France, Djibouti, U.S., Japan, Ge... More
Pfc. Blake Walsh, a rifleman with Bravo Battery, 3rd
Pfc. Blake Walsh, a rifleman with Bravo Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, and a native of Alexandria, Va., watches over a fishing boat docked at the Port of Djibouti, Dec. 17. In addition to regu... More
3rd LAAD MCMAP Training
Gunnery Sgt. Linwood Stevens, Headquarters Battery First Sergeant, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, prepares to strike a dummy during Marine Corps Martial Arts training in The Warrior Pit at Camp Lemonie... More
CJTF-HOA Uses CARB Flights to Move Around Africa
Front to back, U.S. Navy Capt. Tom Broderick, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa executive assistant and Senior Chief Petty Officer Alicia Barnes, Camp Lemonier Staff Judge Advocate leading chief petty of... More
Sgt. Gilberto Arguellez, Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude
Sgt. Gilberto Arguellez, Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, attempts to pass the ball away from a Djiboutian child during a friendly game of soccer in Nagad, Dec. 23. Arguellez is a native o... More
Leathernecks with Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air
Leathernecks with Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion move into position after exiting a CH- 53 helicopter at Range TC-11, Dec. 26. The helo extraction was followed by a fire and movement exer... More
Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson speaks with Lt. Col. Michael
Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson speaks with Lt. Col. Michael Outlaw, commander, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Isakson visited Airmen from the 81st ERQS, currently deployed to Com... More
Army Staff Sgt. Lisa Dumire, 1133rd Engineering Detachment
Army Staff Sgt. Lisa Dumire, 1133rd Engineering Detachment well drilling team operations non-commissioned officer in charge, receives a box from Hassan Mahamed, Horsed Private School of English teacher, while u... More
Left to right, Michael Jackson, builder/constructionman
Left to right, Michael Jackson, builder/constructionman of East St. Louis, Ill., Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Heffron, steelworker of Eugene, Ore., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jay Zimmerman, construction elec... More
Cpl. David A. Claypool, a field radio operator and
Cpl. David A. Claypool, a field radio operator and New Plymouth, Idaho, native with Battery A, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, swiftly moves through the dynamic entry portion of the Combat Fitness Test ... More
Tech Sgt. Traci Wilmoth, 99th Medical Group, explains
Tech Sgt. Traci Wilmoth, 99th Medical Group, explains what type of injury each moulage is and how to treat that specific injury during the medical information exchange practical exercise Jan. 16. Medical person... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Verneris, a U.S. Navy
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Verneris, a U.S. Navy Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, out of Port Hueneme, Calif., greets children of the Bilate/Charicho region in Ethiopia as they wait to att... More
litter carries, US Navy Photo
After conducting an early morning 10 mile ruck march, U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, Fort Myers, Va., prepare to perform litter carries as part of th... More
in air refueling, US Navy Photo
HC-130 Loadmasters Senior Airmen Daniel Sullivan and Senior Airmen Renea Zachary from the 71st Expeditionary Search and Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., communicate with the CH-53 helicopters from th... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Anthony E. Jenkins, Marine Air
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Anthony E. Jenkins, Marine Air Control Group 38 sergeant major, speaks to Marines and Sailors of 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion at the base cantina Jan. 13. Jenkins thanked the Ma... More
Villagers perform a tribal dance before a performance
Villagers perform a tribal dance before a performance by the U.S. Central Command Air Forces Band Live Round in Chebellier, Djibouti, Jan. 23. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Sgt. Alec Kleinsmith)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Buraw from the 350th
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Buraw from the 350th Civil Affairs Command in Pensacola, Fla., gives a de-worming solution to the cattle during a Veterinary Civic Action Program located at an internally displace... More
Marine Lance Cpl. Quincy A. Hutchings, an Elko, Nev.,
Marine Lance Cpl. Quincy A. Hutchings, an Elko, Nev., native and motor transport operator with Battery A, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, conducts a patrol with his fellow leathernecks through Agadere, ... More
Miami Dolphins' cheerleaders entertained Soldiers,
Miami Dolphins' cheerleaders entertained Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen on a tour of the area. They performed a few dance routines and signed autographs for the troops.
Francis Otto, a veterinary staff fills his injection
Francis Otto, a veterinary staff fills his injection gun with a rabies solution during a Veterinary Civic Action Program held at an internally displaced personnel camp located in Goma, Uganda, on Jan. 25.The Co... More
Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines stand at parade
Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines stand at parade rest during the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa change of command ceremony held at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 8. Rear Adm. Philip H. Green Jr. t... More
The CENTAF band Thunder Roll played music for Djiboutian
The CENTAF band Thunder Roll played music for Djiboutian school children during a recent visit. This is part of a series of engagements by the band to interact and share our culture with locals. SrA. Spencer He... More
Kenyan veterinary staff treat a goat during a veterinary
Kenyan veterinary staff treat a goat during a veterinary civil action program conducted on Manda Island in Kenya, Feb. 14. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's 350th Civil Affairs Command, Functional Spec... More
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Navy Capt.
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Navy Capt. Joseph Weston greets Mohamed Meselen, Hurso Town chairman, during a dedication ceremony. The construction of a new three-room school house helps improve the q... More
Marines from 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion
Marines from 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion prepare to train officers from the Djiboutian Police Academy at the Djiboutian Police Range, Feb. 21. Though the Camp Pendleton-based Marines act as the prima... More
A local villager from Petit Douda stands by as Marines
A local villager from Petit Douda stands by as Marines and Sailors deployed to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, distribute clothes, toys, wheel barrels, building materials and goats to the villagers of Petit Douda from... More
Army Sgt. Joey Cruz from the 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry
Army Sgt. Joey Cruz from the 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry (light), Delta Company, 2nd Platoon, Guam National Guard, Guam, gives his team a brief on the days training events, March 4, at Forward Operating Locat... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Barczak, assigned to
Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Barczak, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, removes a well cover in Ali Faren, Djibouti. NMCB 74's water well team is repairing and drilling wells as part of a Co... More
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Tarawa provided medical and dental care for villagers of Goubetto, Djibouti, during a Medical Civil Action... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Johnson, a White Cloud,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Johnson, a White Cloud, Mich., native assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, mixes cement at Notre Dame de Boulao's school in Djibouti on May 15. Seabees from NMCB 74... More
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa conduct civil affairs missions in areas of western Kenya which were racked by post election violence earlier this year. Soldiers from Civil Affair... More
Uganda Peoples Defense Force soldiers stand in formation
Uganda Peoples Defense Force soldiers stand in formation during a demonstration of skills learned at the UPDF Non-Commissioned Officers Academy in Jinja, Uganda, Jan. 9. U.S. Soldiers attached to Combined Joint... More
Gary Cameron, U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armament
Gary Cameron, U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armament Command automotive equipment specialist and logistics assistance representative, instructs Soldiers from Fox Company, 2/16th Infantry Battalion on M1151 HMMW... More
21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative arrives in Djibouti
U.S. Navy Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James E. Davis, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa command senior enlisted leader, greets U.S. Navy Reserve Master Chief (AW) Chris T. Wheeler, March 16, during the f... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin Ronning, 1st Battalion 161st
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin Ronning, 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery Kansas Army National Guard, assists the Rwanda Defense Force team leaders by giving them guidance during a trust-building exercise at the ... More
Rwanda Kicukiru District Mayor Jules Paul Ndamage (left),
Rwanda Kicukiru District Mayor Jules Paul Ndamage (left), guides Anne Casper (center), U.S. Embassy to Rwanda, Charge’ d’Affaires and school’s Head Master John Rwagasore through the dining hall of the newly-bui... More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Brier, commander of the
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul Brier, commander of the Marine Forces Europe and Marine Forces Africa (left), is briefed by Maj. Jeffrey Hubley, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron, on the squadron’s capabilities duri... More
Ethiopian Army Lt. Col. Sultan Ebu (left) and Kenyan
Ethiopian Army Lt. Col. Sultan Ebu (left) and Kenyan Army Capt. Daniel Muvaa (2nd from left) listen to French Navy Lt. Loïc Boyer, 2nd anti-submarine warfare officer, who gave them and other African, European a... More
Volunteers of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Volunteers of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Charlie Company construct an Eco-Dome prototype Aug. 27. The Eco-Dome was engineered by the California Institute of E... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Street, 82nd Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Street, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman, doffs his gear after landing a static-line jump Sept. 12. Pararescuemen can jump into locations for personnel recovery... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Jurasek, 402nd Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Jurasek, 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion Detachment 4 (CA BN DET 4) commander, makes his remarks during a transfer of authority ceremony Sept. 14, 2010. The 402nd CA BN Detachment 4, de... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Turnquest,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Turnquest, an information systems technician, wrestles Sean Patrick Flanery, a lead actor of "The Boondock Saints" movies, during a jiu jitsu demonstration Sept. 27. The... More
Steve Smith, chief aviation warfare systems operator,
Steve Smith, chief aviation warfare systems operator, a recruit division commander at Officer Candidate School, repositions the hand of an officer candidate during drill training at Officer Training Command at ... More
Chief Petty Officer Matthew White, equipment operator,
Chief Petty Officer Matthew White, equipment operator, team engineer for Maritime Civil Affairs Team 205, is invited to join a dance presentation during a dedication ceremony for 200 new desks, a project that w... More
US Ambassador to Ethopia Pumps Water In New Well
Members of the Gugure clan look on as U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia Donald E. Booth pumps water from a new well dedicated in the Adiga Falima area of Dire Dawa. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 completed the... More
U.S. Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, U.S. Africa Command
U.S. Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, U.S. Africa Command commander, left, promotes 1st Lt. Jason Dickey, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard, to the rank of captain du... More
Constructionman Kyle Holtzman, equipment operator,
Constructionman Kyle Holtzman, equipment operator, from York, Penn., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Horn of Africa, applies stucco at a schoolhouse construction project in Djibouti.... More
Djiboutian Army 2nd Company 1st Rapid Action Regiment,
Djiboutian Army 2nd Company 1st Rapid Action Regiment, 2nd Lieutenant Omar Ali, 2nd Company commander, forms up his soldiers to practice soldier techniques as part of a training course held in Ali Oune, Djibout... More
U.S. Navy Seaman Victor Carr, a Seabee assigned to
U.S. Navy Seaman Victor Carr, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Horn of Africa, lowers an empty cement bucket to be refilled by an awaiting Seabee during construction at the Ec... More
Air Force pararescuemen from the 81st Expeditionary
Air Force pararescuemen from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron tend to the victim of a simulated plane crash near Djibouti during a simulated rescue exercise Feb. 26. A personnel recovery task force made u... More
Rear Adm. Brian Losey, Combined Joint Task Force -
Rear Adm. Brian Losey, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commander, greets Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, upon his arrival at Camp Lemonnier Feb. 26, 2011. The senator, and other legislators, visited the ... More
Combined Joint Task Force Deputy Commander Brig. Gen.
Combined Joint Task Force Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. William Glasgow welcomes all participants at the Tanzania Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise in Arusha, Tanzania, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command Commande... More
Local Ethiopian children play in the excess water of
Local Ethiopian children play in the excess water of a well that was drilled by Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia. The 302-foot-... More
Three ceremonial sideboys stand at attention while
Three ceremonial sideboys stand at attention while waiting for the official party to arrive at the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Change of Command ceremony May 19. The term "sideboys" derives from... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Hutchinson
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sasha Hutchinson (right), and Deke Ahmed, Arta Culinary school student, break garlic for a meal prepared by the Community Action Volunteer group, March 12. The CAV group from C... More
Kenyan Defense Force Sgt. Maj. Khalif Khanso, left,
Kenyan Defense Force Sgt. Maj. Khalif Khanso, left, is introduced to Camp Lemonnier U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Petty Officer Rosa Wilson, in Djibouti during a command orientation tour March 14, 2011. The K... More
Combat life saver course
Rwandan Defense Force soldiers practice applying combat action tourniquets during a combat life saver course held March 19 through March 26. RDF soldiers partnered with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Afric... More
Medal ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
U.S. Army Brigadier General William Glasgow, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) deputy commander, congratulates Specialist Juan Salazar, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Delta Company, after awa... More
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team 11 members
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team 11 members run in the EOD Memorial five kilometer run April 2. Three EOD technicians assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa ran in their bomb dispo... More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer James Walker, Maritime
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer James Walker, Maritime Civil Affairs Team 208 hospital corpsman talks to Vera Hamena, nurse in charge at the Maziwa Health Dispensary, April 19. The MCAT 208 is conducting assessme... More
A local Djiboutian elder, scrapes old paint from a
A local Djiboutian elder, scrapes old paint from a Dikhil High School wall April 19, during a civil affairs project involving members of the 402nd Civil Affairs Team. Along with supplying the school with a fres... More
Master EOD technician, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer
Master EOD technician, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Justin Berlien (left-middle), assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, observes Namibia Defense ... More
Master EOD technician, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer
Master EOD technician, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Justin Berlien (left), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, coordinates radio frequencies with Namibia Defen... More
The annual Joint Operational Support Airlift Command unit award
Tennessee Army National Guard Operational Support Airlift Detachment 25, currently assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, poses for a group photo in front of their C-12 fixed-wing aircraft afte... More
A clinical corpsman assigned to the Combined Joint
A clinical corpsman assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Expeditionary Medical Facility uses medicated gauze to clean the wound of a Djiboutian man April 30 at the Roman Catholic Diocese o... More
U.S. and Rwanda Defense Force soldiers conduct a map
U.S. and Rwanda Defense Force soldiers conduct a map reading exercise on a hill top in Gako, Rwanda, May 3. The soldiers were challenged to determine their location and other visible points utilizing various la... More
U.S. Army Captain Vincent Fry performs a wellness check
U.S. Army Captain Vincent Fry performs a wellness check on a young boy from Obock, Djibouti, during a recent Medical Capacity Program mission, May 5. Fry and other medical experts attached to Combined Joint Tas... More
An explosion forms after Kenyan Army explosive ordnance
An explosion forms after Kenyan Army explosive ordnance disposal trainees detonate several pieces of ordnance during a controlled detonation May 17 at the Kenyan Ministry of Defense Stony-Athi Range outside Nai... More
Djiboutian Air Force Maj. Mahamad Hassan addresses
Djiboutian Air Force Maj. Mahamad Hassan addresses U.S. Air Force Col. Michael D. Morelock, 449th Air Expeditionary Group commander, along with other members of the 449th AEG and the 81st Expeditionary Rescue S... More
Horn of Africa, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Landis, a U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen, and Neha Athavale read with children in Ali Shabieh, Djibouti at a library renovated by a U.S. civil affairs team. Children at the librar... More
Memorial Day ceremony held in Djibouti
U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Aaron H. Klaves, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, offers a few inspirational words to Marines, soldiers, sailros and airmen assembled during a ceremony at the wreckage of two downed h... More
A Ugandan community animal health worker draws up antibiotic
A Ugandan community animal health worker draws up antibiotic vaccine during a veterinary civic action project June 5, in Kagamongole, Uganda. U.S. Army service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Af... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Nestor, 402nd Civil
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Nestor, 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion veterinarian technician, uses a vehicle tailgate to sort supplies and vaccines June 6, during a veterinary civic action project in the rura... More
U.S. Military Academy Cadet 1st Class Jake Darsey and
U.S. Military Academy Cadet 1st Class Jake Darsey and U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen 1st Class Patrick Bagnick teach a class on leadership development to a group of Tanzanian People's Defense Force Navy second l... More
Djiboutian military medical students listen to a
Djiboutian military medical students listen to a presentation on medical best practices, July 5. Members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa partnered with the Djiboutian Ministry of Defense Health Se... More
U.S. Navy Seabee Haani Leah Perez, assigned to Naval
U.S. Navy Seabee Haani Leah Perez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, pours water from a storage container to mix with cement at the Gende Gerada Primary School House in Dire, Dawa, Ethiopia, J... More
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464,
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn Africa, Djibouti, prepare to unload a Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, July 14, from an A... More
From left: Seaman Apprentice Cody Stovall, a builder,
From left: Seaman Apprentice Cody Stovall, a builder, Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Letourneau, a hospital corpsman, and Seaman Corey Torrez, a steelworker assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Det... More
A Tanzania People's Defense Force instructor assists
A Tanzania People's Defense Force instructor assists a soldier on the proper use of a baton during crowd control, Aug. 18, in Dar es Salaam. A team of U.S. soldiers and civilians traveled to Tanzania to share m... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott Mykoo, Combined Joint
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott Mykoo, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa senior enlisted leader, explains the importance of partner-building within the enlisted corps at the 2011 Senior Non-Commissio... More
Soldiers from the Site Security Team, 1st Battalion,
Soldiers from the Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, pull security as litter bearers evacuate a simulated casualty to a nearby helicopter, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. SST soldier... More
Maj. Antonio Gonzalez 490th civil affairs team chief,
Maj. Antonio Gonzalez 490th civil affairs team chief, and Negele Mayor Ato Tesfaye Eyane conduct a bread cutting ceremony as part of the Negele Bridge dedication ceremony Aug. 22. The people of Negele expressed... More
Animal Health Advisor Boru Cherfole (center) injects
Animal Health Advisor Boru Cherfole (center) injects a cow with diminazen to treat trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), while Community Animal Heath Workers draw up a multivitamin injection during a six day Vet... More
CJTF-HOA chaplains spread religious pluralism throughout Eastern Afric...
Col. Moses Diba Sentongo (left), commander of the Uganda People's Defense Forces, speaks to Rabbi (U.S. Navy Capt.) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Ima... More
A Dikhil community member stacks chairs in the Dikhil
A Dikhil community member stacks chairs in the Dikhil Regional School Resource Center in Dikhil, Djibouti, Aug. 25. Desks and tables were delivered, along with the chairs, to the center to enhance the learning ... More
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Jesse Thompson, Combined
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Jesse Thompson, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa quick reaction force member, scans an area during an active-shooter training exercise on Camp Lemonnier Aug. 25. The acti... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class George Simoni, Camp
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class George Simoni, Camp Lemonnier master-at-arms and military working dog handler, works with Dax, a 4-and-a-half-year-old German Shepherd military working dog, during a patrol tra... More
Water drips from a fire hose after an aircraft fire
Water drips from a fire hose after an aircraft fire training exercise, Aug. 27. The fire department uses AFFF foam concentrate to smother fires.
U.S. Army Spc. Melanie McBride, 490th Functional Specialty
U.S. Army Spc. Melanie McBride, 490th Functional Specialty Team medic, and a Kenyan military medic triage Kenyan patients during a Medical Civic Action Program at Assa, Kenya, Aug. 29. During the MEDCAP, Kenyan... More
An Armed Forces of Liberia soldier performs a wrist
An Armed Forces of Liberia soldier performs a wrist lock technique on U.S. Army Capt. Charles Ross, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, during recent self-defense training at the A... More
Ikulal Gabriel, a Kaabong-area community animal health
Ikulal Gabriel, a Kaabong-area community animal health worker, vaccinates cattle as they walk through a livestock chute near Kaabong, Uganda, Sept. 5. The chute was used to provide an opportunity to treat, spra... More