Photo by Senior Airman David McLoney | 39th Air Base Wing | 07.12.2022
Col. Calvin Powell, 39th Air Base Wing commander, wishes all of our Turkish partners and friends a safe and plentiful Feast of Sacrifice. The Feast of Sacrifice is an Islamic tradition symbolizing the offering of the sacrifice and has become an annual celebration thanking God for His favors. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman David D. McLoney)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
French service members and U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participate in Eid al-Adha in Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. Eid al-Adha is also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice,” the second of two great Muslim festivals, the other being Eid al-Fitr. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
French service members and U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participate in Eid al-Adha in Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. Organized by French and CJTF-HOA chaplains, the event offered U.S. and French muslims the opportunity to exercise their religion with locals and also provided an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of......
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
A woman walks through Djibouti City with donated meat for Eid al-Adha, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. During Eid al-Adha celebration, families sacrifice a ritually acceptable animal (sheep, goat, camel or cow) and then divide it equally among themselves, the poor, and neighbors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
French service members and U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pose for a photo with local Djiboutians after Eid al-Adha prayers, Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. Organized by French and CJTF-HOA chaplains, the event offered U.S. and French Muslims the opportunity to exercise their religion with locals and also provided an opportunity to......
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
French service members and U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) pray before an Eid al-Adha meal, Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. The joint service members exercised their religion together while reaffirming the importance of cross-cultural understanding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
Imam Abdi Shakur, al-Nadwat Mosque imam, provides a tour to French service members and U.S. service members with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. Shakur explained the history of the Mosque and significance of Eid al-Adha festival to the visitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 07.20.2021
Chaplain Yousra Ouizzane, a Muslim chaplain for the French Air Force, speaks with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) chaplains after Eid al-Adha prayers, Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 20, 2021. Ouizzane educated and answered questions from the Jewish and Protestant chaplains about the Eid al-Adha celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)...
