Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
Members of the French Forces in Djibouti prepare to fire on a simulated objective during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. This was the first time on the African continent that French and U.S. Forces have exercised with a live-fire air assault. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, left, and a member of the French Forces in Djibouti relay messages to forward operating forces during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. During CALFEX, allied forces communication was essential to capturing a simulated objective.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
Members of the French Forces in Djibouti and U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, hold a position after firing on a simulated objective during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. Allied forces utilized communication and navigation skills to capture the simulated......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
A member of the French Forces in Djibouti fires at a simulated target during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. French Forces worked with U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, to navigate rocky and adverse terrain to capture a simulated objective. (Department of Defense......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
A member of the French Forces in Djibouti travels along a rocky hillside during a Combined Joint Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. French forces conducted a combined air assault with U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers Assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
A mortarman assigned U.S. Army National Guard Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, prepares ammunition for a mortar position during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, conducted with the French Forces in Djibouti near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. CALFEX allowed allied forces to conduct air assault, infantry support by fire, and mortar bombardments to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.22.2022
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft comes in for a landing as part of an air assault during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 22, 2022. During the exercise, U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and members of the French Forces in Djibouti worked together to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.21.2022
U.S. Army Spc. Haider Majhol (left) and U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Kershaw (right), infantrymen assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, poses for a photo after a simulated engagement during a combined training exercise with the French Forces in Djibouti near Arta, Djibouti, Aug. 21, 2022. The Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, or CALFEX, consisted of a blank......
