CJTF-HOA: Incoming commander uniquely suited to lead in Africa
11:12 AM6/9/2020
Maj. Gen. Michael Turello, outgoing commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), transfers command of the task force to Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, former deputy commander, U.S. Army Africa.
Fallen Soldier memorialized at contingency locations
11:26 AM6/2/2020
On May 1 a grand-opening ceremony was held at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia, for the Henry Mayfield Jr. Dining Facility, and on May 21 the Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility at Manda Bay was officially renamed the Henry J. Mayfield Jr. Recreation Center.
U.S. Marines support Uganda People's Defence Force
10:33 AM6/2/2020
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force drink purified water from Lake Victoria after using a lightweight water purification system in Camp Jinja, Uganda, Feb. 10, 2020. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Grace Jenkins)
Medical logistics team distributes PPE in fight against COVID-19
4:10 PM5/6/2020
CJTF-HOA's medical logistics team is distributing personal protective equipment to multiple outstations in East Africa as part of the fight against COVID-19.
Medical logistics team distributes personal protective equipment in fight against COVID19
12:00 AM4/27/2020
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), load a C-130J Super Hercules with cargo in Djibouti, Apr. 27, 2020. The 75th EAS provides strategic airlift capabilities across the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility and is responsible for moving many of the medical supplies pushed to outstations as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Medical logistics team distributes PPE in fight against COVID-19
12:00 AM4/24/2020
U.S. Army Capt. Ethan Betts, medical logistics (MEDLOG) officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), places a medical sticker on a box of medical supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 24, 2020. CJTF-HOA’s MEDLOG is responsible for distributing supplies and healthcare equipment, whether it be a computer system, a bandage, narcotics or PPE, to medical providers anywhere in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Medical logistics team distributes PPE in fight against COVID-19
12:00 AM4/24/2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Enock Langat, medical logistics (MEDLOG) noncommissioned officer for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepares a shipment of medical supplies at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Apr. 24, 2020. Since the inception of the COVID-19 outbreak, the MEDLOG team has shipped more than 7,000 surgical masks (facemasks), including 5,000 N95 respirators; 2,500 surgical gowns; 150 pairs of reusable goggles; and 20,000 pairs of gloves to outstations throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Military medical in East Africa coordinates COVID-19 response
12:00 AM4/17/2020
The CJTF-HOA Surgeon Cell has a mission essential role in sustaining the health of U.S. armed forces, supporting ongoing operations and strengthening partner-nation alliances.
It takes a village: military medical in East Africa coordinate response to COVID-19
12:00 AM4/16/2020
U.S. Navy personnel, from left, Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class Jerry Marquez and Wickbol Monno, Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, and Cmdr. Hillary Meyer, nurse anesthetist, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, stand in front of Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020. The four-member team augments critical positions within the EMF during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling existing EMF staff to execute their primary mission of treating trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)
It takes a village: military medical in East Africa coordinate response to COVID-19
12:00 AM4/16/2020
U.S. Navy Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, takes a patient’s temperature at the Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020. Evangelista is part of a four-member team sent by Naval Forces Africa to augment critical positions within the EMF during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling existing EMF staff to fulfill their primary mission of treating trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)
It takes a village: military medical in East Africa coordinate response to COVID-19
12:00 AM4/16/2020
U.S. Navy Lt. Gail Evangelista, nurse, assigned to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, dons a facemask prior to interacting with a patient at the Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16, 2020. Evangelista is part of a four-member team sent by Naval Forces Africa to augment critical positions within the EMF during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling existing EMF staff to execute their primary mission of treating trauma patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Murakami)
It takes a village: military medical in East Africa coordinate response to COVID-19
12:00 AM4/9/2020
Staff from the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), demonstrate medical equipment used to stabilize patients at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2020. The COVID-19 ICU is located separately from the EMF to prevent potential cross-contamination of the virus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)
It takes a village: military medical in East Africa coordinate response to COVID-19
12:00 AM4/9/2020
Staff from the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), part of the Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), demonstrate its medical and equipment capabilities at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 9, 2020. The creation of the COVID-19 ICU aligns with coordinated preventive measures developed to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen A. Heller)
It takes a village: military medical in East Africa coordinate response to COVID-19
12:00 AM3/27/2020
U.S. Air Force Maj. Leah Chapman (left), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell public health officer, demonstrates creating a cleaning solution using bleach and water during a training session for the high-traffic area disinfectant team at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 27, 2020. The team learned how COVID-19 and other viruses can live on non-porous surfaces, such as metal, glass, plastic, and laminated surfaces, for several days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
U.S. Army Sgt. Langat Enock, medical logistics noncommissioned officer-in-charge with the Medical Logistics Facility at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), inspects lot numbers and expiration dates of the three solutions used during the deglycerolization process at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. Deglycerolization is the process of removing glycerol from previously frozen red blood cells, for medical use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Malika Sharif, Surgeon Cell senior enlisted leader with the Medical Logistics Center at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), collects a unit of frozen blood for thawing to begin deglycerolization, the process of removing glycerol from previously frozen red blood cells, for medical use, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. The facility inaugurated its blood storage and distribution center, providing blood delivery capabilities for service members throughout the area of operation on the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
Units of frozen red blood cells lie stored in a freezer at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s Medical Logistics Center at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. The facility inaugurated its blood storage and distribution center, providing blood delivery capabilities for service members throughout the area of operation on the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Malika Sharif, Surgeon Cell senior enlisted leader, (left) and U.S. Army Sgt. Langat Enock, medical logistics noncommissioned officer-in-charge, both assigned to the Medical Logistics Center at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), check the temperature on a unit of blood at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. The facility inaugurated its blood storage and distribution center, providing blood delivery capabilities for service members throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Malika Sharif, Surgeon Cell senior enlisted leader with the Medical Logistics Center at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), checks fluid lines during deglycerolization, the process of removing glycerol from previously frozen red blood cells, for medical use, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)