Story by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 10.05.2023
The latest CPO Initiation at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti, included not only Sailors, but two Soldiers, an Airman, and a Marine. The top noncommissioned officers from each U.S. military branches were afforded the opportunity to participate in the traditional Navy training and be inducted into the CPO Mess upon completion. The candidates will be recognized as Chief Petty Officers not just at Camp......
Story by Sgt. Jalen Miller | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 09.25.2023
The Secretary of Defense visited members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and service members stationed at Camp Lemonnier to highlight the importance of the U.S. Department of Defense's focus on advancing partnerships and security on the African continent. ...
Story by Sgt. Jalen Miller | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 09.11.2023
September 11, 2001 is a date that has lived in infamy in the minds of the American people for over 20 years now. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members took the day to commemorate the lives lost during the terrorist attacks, reflect on where they were when the World Trade Center fell, and how their memory of the tragedy drives their service....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.08.2023
Wherever U.S. service members may find themselves, Air Force rescue squadrons stand ready to rapidly mobilize, deploy and employ to provide combat and peacetime search and rescue in support of U.S. national security interests. In the Horn of Africa and the 449th Air Expeditionary Group’s area of responsibility, that task falls on members of the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and their......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.01.2023
U.S. Air Forces Africa maintains personnel across East Africa as part of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group. With forces constantly cycling in and out of the continent and between various operating locations, it’s imperative to keep track of every movement, something that falls upon the 449 AEG’s Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team, or PERSCO....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.26.2023
On August 26, 2021 at 5:50 pm local time, a terrorist attack occurred at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, killing 183 people, among them 13 U.S. service members. Two years later and a continent away, the memories of that day remain clear to many members of the military community at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti....
Story by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.16.2023
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, U.S. Africa Command commander, visited Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Aug. 16, 2023, as part of his official visit to the East Africa region....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.16.2023
The 449th Air Expeditionary Group, based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti is the primary airlift provider to U.S. Forces in the Horn of Africa. The 449th AEG relies on Fly-Away Security teams from the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron to protect its missions in order to provide secure, reliable and flexible airlift capabilities to U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn......
