Story by Pfc. Gauret Stearns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 11.16.2021
On Nov. 11, 2021, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) celebrated Allied Appreciation Day at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Onlookers peered to the sky as Japan's P-3 Orion joined nine other U.S., U.K. and France aircraft in a low approach mission over Djibouti’s Ambouli International Airport. The event showcased the combined military presence in Djibouti and served to honor......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Word | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 10.29.2021
What does it take to oversee the day-to-day operations of the only permanent U.S. military base on the entire African continent? Strong, experienced leadership is at the forefront of any military operation, but they cannot do it alone. To ensure our military leaders operate at peak efficiency, they need to focus on the mission and have their working days planned down to the minute. At Camp......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Sippel | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 10.28.2021
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti –Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility, stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, (CLDJ) has been awarded the Tri-Service Nursing Research Grant for a mini Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP) grant entitled "Using Training and Simulation to Improve Teamwork in Trauma Management in Forward Deployed Staff."...
Story by Pfc. Gauret Stearns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 10.27.2021
Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) completed a 10-day RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators qualification course at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct.13, 2021, to increase the number of trained Raven operators within the command....
Story by Pfc. Gauret Stearns | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 10.27.2021
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 377th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), from Pennsylvania, transferred the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) engineering mission over to the 712th Engineering Support Company (ESC), from South Carolina, during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20, 2021....
Courtesy Story | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 10.26.2021
Halloween is just around the corner and as trick-or-treaters are roaming the streets in search of screams and sweets, a hidden terror could already be lurking around the corner. We’re talking about energy vampires that suck electrical power from our appliances even when you aren’t using them, which in turn takes a big bite out of our budget....
Story by Senior Airman Dwane Young | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 10.15.2021
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael C. Adler, commander of the 2-111th Aviation Regiment, Airfield Operations Battalion (AOB), cased the battaltion’s guidon to ceremonial signify the unit’s relinquishing of mission responsibility over to the incoming unit, the 1-107th Aviation Regiment, AOB, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2021....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Word | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 09.28.2021
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – U.S. Master-at-Arms 1st Class Andrea Navar, a Navy Reservist from San Diego, Calif. assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, is bringing her experience and training to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), driven by her desire to improve her fellow service members’ war fighting readiness....
