Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa members participate in French Mud Run
4:23 PM11/17/2016
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Rodger Campbell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs, jumps through a window obstacle during a mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa members participate in French Mud Run
4:23 PM11/17/2016
Comoros Army Lt. Mouradi Ali, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs team, completes a low-crawl obstacle during a mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa members participate in French Mud Run
4:22 PM11/17/2016
U.S. Army Cpt. Ermes Natale, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs, rests his arms atop an obstacle during a mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa members participate in French Mud Run
4:22 PM11/17/2016
U.S. Army Cpt. Ermes Natale, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs, watches the Japanese competitors climb a rope during an obstacle-filled mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa members participate in French Mud Run
4:21 PM11/17/2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Martin Sierra, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Civil Affairs, and his team compete in the swim portion of a mud run hosted by the French military, Nov. 6, 2016, in Djibouti, Djibouti. The event allowed coalition forces from French, Japanese, and American teams to interact and build camaraderie while navigating a five kilometer course. The French 5th Marine Regiment team took first place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa leadership meets with international partners in Mogadishu
6:08 PM11/9/2016
U.S. Army Col. Kyle Reed, Military Coordination Cell Mogadishu director, Lt. Gen. Osman Soubagleh, the force commander of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. William Wheeler III, deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), partake in a light moment during a meeting, Nov. 2, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The venue allowed members to discuss security situations, AMISOM challenges, and the current dynamics seen by both sides. These meetings align with the CJTF-HOA mission of supporting and enabling the stabilization of Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)
Cameroon hosts multinational planning event for exercise Unified Focus 2017
11:48 AM11/1/2016
Planners from seven partner nations and distinguished guests pose for a group photo following the opening ceremony for the Unified Focus 2017 initial planning event (IPE), Douala, Cameroon, Oct. 11, 2016. The UF17 IPE brought partner nation planners together for the first time to discuss and begin shaping the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) counter-Boko Haram operations.(Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
ARTA PLAGE, Djibouti – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, make their way across a portion of the mountain obstacle course, as part of the final day of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
Task Force Hurricane Soldiers Complete French Desert Survival Course
5:04 AM10/21/2016
ARTA PLAGE, Djibouti – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, begin the the mountain obstacle course portion of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault/Released)
Task Force Hurricane Soldiers Complete French Desert Survival Course
5:02 AM10/21/2016
ARTA PLAGE, Djibouti – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, make their way across a portion of the mountain obstacle course, as part of the final day of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault/Released)
Task Force Hurricane Soldiers Complete French Desert Survival Course
5:01 AM10/21/2016
ARTA PLAGE, Djibouti – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Grisales and Sgt. 1st Class Servio Tiffer, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, and the rest of their team complete the first obstacle during a timed-water obstacle event as part of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault/Released)
ARTA PLAGE, Djibouti – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, make their way across a portion of the mountain obstacle course, as part of the final day of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault)
U.S. Army Capt. Samuel Lee, Charlie Company, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion team leader, speaks to Djiboutian soldiers during a night vision goggle training course in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2016. The course taught the soldiers the components of an NVG kit, accountability, proper wear, usage and tactics such as signaling teammates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
U.S. Army Spc. Christian Kelly, Charlie Company, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion team member, adjusts a Djiboutian soldier’s night vision goggles head mount in Djibouti City, Oct. 10, 2016. Soldiers worked in small teams to navigate obstacles in a dark room to find a designated object and bring it back outside the building during the NVG exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton)
Djiboutian Army Cpl. Yosin, left, helps a fellow soldier, Mohamed, adjust his night vision goggle headmount during a night-vision goggle training course in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 10, 2016. Soldiers were tested on how quickly they could don their NVG gear during the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Released)
U.S., Uganda military forces build mental resilience
11:57 AM10/17/2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Glaberman, Charlie Company, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion operations sergeant, talks about the effects combat stress can have on a person in a deployed environment, and how to recognize and treat it during a mental health sharing of best practices Oct. 10, 2016, in Mogadishu, Somalia. More than 40 members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force attended the class to learn about combat stress while they are deployed in support of the African Union Mission to Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Dillin Hart, a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa technician on the Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN) system, reviews network configurations with members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) during training validation Sept. 28, 2016, at FAD Headquarters in Djibouti. While conducting the best practices training, the U.S. Army technicians assigned to Combined Joint Task-Horn of Africa, also held an ADSN validation with the FAD soldiers to prepare them to deploy to Somalia. The ADSN provides network and Voice over Internet Protocol capabilities between the several African countries participating in the Africa Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) service members set up an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN) satellite during training validation Sept. 28, 2016, at FAD Headquarters in Djibouti. While conducting the best practices training, the U.S. Army, assigned to Combined Joint Task-Horn of Africa, also held an ADSN validation with the FAD soldiers to prepare them to deploy to Somalia. The ADSN provides network and Voice over Internet Protocol capabilities between the several African countries participating in the Africa Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)
Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) service members set up an Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN) satellite during training validation Sept. 28, 2016, at FAD Headquarters in Djibouti. While conducting the best practices training, the U.S. Army, assigned to Combined Joint Task-Horn of Africa, also held an ADSN validation with the FAD soldiers to prepare them to deploy to Somalia. The ADSN provides network and Voice over Internet Protocol capabilities between the several African countries participating in the Africa Union Mission in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Sr. Air Force Master Sgt. Benjamin Barnett (right), 435th Contingency Response Group contingency airfield manager, and Ghana army Captain Seth Essiaw, establish a drop zone using a military lensatic compass and range finder Sept. 14,2016, during African Partnership Flight in Accra, Ghana. APF workshops are designed to provide diverse experiences to many air professionals at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria/Released)