Story by Tech. Sgt. Kathleen LaCorte | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 10.10.2024
U.S. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti participated in the French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) conducted by the French Foreign Legion this week at the Centre d'Entrainment au Combat de Djibouti. The FDCC trains elite military members to survive and fight in extreme desert conditions and is the only place in the world where participants can earn the coveted......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Cambrin Bassett | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 05.31.2024
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa (June 3, 2024) – Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, regional Allies and partners including France, United Kingdom, Japan, and several U.S. Embassies located across the African continent conducted a planned Crisis Response – Rehearsal of Concept event at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa, on May 31, 2024....
Story by Capt. Owen Dietrich | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 05.28.2024
The morning sun was high in the African sky, baking the beaches of the French training area known as Arta Range. Temperatures already surpassing 90 degrees Fahrenheit, as four patrol boats from the United States Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 10, raced towards the shore. Sirens blared and engines roared as the boats closed in, each carrying a squad from a 32 person platoon......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Patricia Elkins | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 05.15.2024
Djibouti (May 15, 2024) –Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, provided maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark 24-2 on May 5, 2024. Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to increase crisis response and personnel recovery skills....
Story by Senior Airman John Macera | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 04.27.2024
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, after nearly two years as commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Maj. Gen. Jamelle Shawley transfers command to Brigadier General Brian T. Cashman. The ceremony, presided by US Marine Corps General Michael Langley, commander US Forces AFRICOM, was held at 11 Degrees North in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Thomas | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 04.09.2024
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (April 9, 2024) - Camp Lemonnier’s Doris Miller Galley received the 2024 Commander, Navy Installations Command 5-Star Accreditation for outstanding food service at Camp Lemonnier, April 9, 2024....
Story by Sgt. Joshua Durant and Staff Sgt. Juan Paz | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 04.03.2024
The East Africa Response Force (EARF), comprised of members from Task Force Paxton under the direction of CJTF-HOA, conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) on April 3, 2024, assessing their capacity to effectively deploy, reinforce, and subsequently support any potential needs of the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi....
Story by Capt. Amanda Mayer | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 03.05.2024
DJIBOUTI- U.S. Army combat medics from Task Force Paxton, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard assembled on the tarmac to conduct joint medical evacuation cold-load training aboard a KC-130J aircraft at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 5, 2024. Medics participated in casualty evacuation operations by working with flight medical personnel and aircraft crew-members in the......
