Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 04.05.2023
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)’s mission is to conduct operations to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional stability, dissuade conflict, and protect U.S. and Partner interests. The CJ-32 Air Operations team is at the center of this being responsible for, among other things, coordinating all air support operations across the east African area of responsibility....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 03.24.2023
Ten years ago this month, the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) first established Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti. Not only U.S. Air Forces Africa’s largest remotely piloted aircraft base in Africa, it’s also an example of different services, allies and partner nations working together to maintain security, durability and agility across the AOR....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 02.22.2023
Elements of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and the 449th Air Expeditionary Group recently conducted a simulated joint branch Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise. Not only was this a first for U.S. forces in the African continent, but it also provided an opportunity to practice Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts as well....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 02.20.2023
Language is a barrier that can be hurdled thanks to our service members bringing their own experiences and backgrounds to the table. Senior Airman Allison Ganapamo was recently asked to bring her knowledge of the French language, her first language, to help facilitate a planning meeting between the 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron of Chabelley Airfield and French civil engineers from Base......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.21.2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Phil Varilek, Commander of the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), passed a career total of 1,000 combat flight hours after a recent mission in an HC-130J Combat King II, exemplifying the high-ops tempo of the rescue community in the CJTF-HOA AOR....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.12.2023
Through persistent training and a constant state of readiness, Rescue forces in eastern Africa were able to save two lives in what would be the HH-60W combat rescue helicopter’s first combat rescue on the continent....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 12.13.2022
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) specialists aren’t just there to help you get prepared for the potential dangers of the deployed environment. When someone either escapes or is rescued, they have to go through a reintegration process that not only helps them deal with their experience, but it also helps SERE make adjustments to their training....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 11.11.2022
The 75th EAS supports the East Africa Response Force through airlift power at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and across the Horn of Africa....
