CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Executive Officer U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sarah Sherrod, left, shares words of reflection prior to a presentation of the movie, Hidden Figures, shown in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on base, Jan. 17, 2021. The presentation was organized by the Command Managed Equal Opportunity Manager Senior Chief Air Traffic Controller Jason Resendez from Los Angeles, right, and the camp’s Diversity Team. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Natalia Murillo)
Builder 2nd Class Jody Sambury feeds a two by four board through the wood planer. The smell of sawdust reminds him of working with his Grandpa Daddy in the wood shop back in Trinidad and Tobago. Every day at the Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) wood shop Sambury relives childhood memories of working with his Grandpa Daddy, who made furniture.
“Sambury’s primary mission as the leading petty officer of Self Help is to repair and build structures, walkways and pretty much whatever else is needed on camp for all 27 tenant commands,” said his supervisor, Chief Electronics Technician Nicholas Niglio. “He runs the wood shop.”
Sambury, born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to Brooklyn in 2002 to be with his family and...
Retired MCPON Jim Herdt shared leadership lessons in a two hour remote call with teh Chief Selects at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Tuesday night. (U.S. Navy video by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Roger S. Duncan)
