'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency
12:00 AM10/4/2012
Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise, and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, put their skills to the test recently during a mass casualty
US, South Sudan Service Members Partner during Courses
12:00 AM10/1/2012
Five service members from U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army, or SPLA, Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA Soldiers.
U.S. Marines Employ New Mortar System with French in Djibouti
12:00 AM9/28/2012
Marines and Sailors with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted bilateral training with French Marines in Djibouti Aug. 25-27 to integrate and
U.S., French Service Members Hone Crisis Response Procedures During Exercise
12:00 AM9/27/2012
"Attention in the Joint Operations Center (JOC), this is an exercise, exercise, exercise emergency ...," began U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Scott Hodge, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joint operations center team chief,
U.S., African Military Chaplains Collaborate at Conference
12:00 AM9/24/2012
More than 20 military chaplains from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and nine East African countries joined together September 19 to 21, 2012, for the third annual AFRICOM-sponsored African
I enjoy serving as a volunteer and giving to organizations I feel passionate about. As a Reservist, I am not usually exposed to the Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas, but this year I will have an opportunity to contribute where it will count.
USAID, OFDA host disaster preparedness course at Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM8/27/2012
A team from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance hosted two, two-day Joint Humanitarian Operations Courses at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24, 2012.
USAID, OFDA Host Disaster Preparedness Course at Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM8/23/2012
A team from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance hosted two, two-day Joint Humanitarian Operations Courses at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from Aug. 21 to 24, 2012.
SecAF discusses East Africa Mission during Djibouti Visit
12:00 AM8/23/2012
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley made his first trip, since assuming his current post, to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, today, to visit service members and civilians, and discuss operations in East Africa with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
"Real life" Suicide Prevention: Wingmen Act to Save Life
12:00 AM8/20/2012
For some service members, suicide prevention training may be just another computer-based training module that must be completed annually. But to four Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Airmen it was literally the difference between life and
French, US Marines Head to the Mountains for Training
12:00 AM7/30/2012
U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and French forces from the 5th Marine Regiment participated in an assault climbers course here July 19 - 30.
U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith assumed the role as the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa senior enlisted leader from Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Davis July 15.
Nearly 200 newly-commissioned Japanese naval officers visited Camp Lemonnier July 13 to learn more about their coalition partners serving in and around the Horn of Africa.
Djibouti was one of several port calls for these officers, who
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, 3rd Air Force commander, visited airmen assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and other U.S. Air Force assets here June 25-26.