Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Blanca Ortega Esqueda, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and mothers from Dorie Miller Galley’s management and staff cut a cake to celebrate Mother’s Day at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 14, 2024. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where they are needed to ensure security and protect U.S. interests. The installation provides world-class support for service members, transient U.S. assets and 38 local tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas)
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.
Exercise Bull Shark tested joint teams on maritime security and personnel recovery operations. Teams had to locate and rescue a casualty, then escalate them to a higher echelon of care under hostile conditions.
“Adding MSRON 10’s support in training exercises like Bull Shark help keep a strong cohesion between the nations and keep response time to a...
U.S. Navy Capt. Eilis Cancel assumes command of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, the U.S. military's only permanent base in Africa, at a change of command ceremony on April 16, 2024. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where they are needed to ensure security and protect U.S. interests. The installation provides world-class support for service members, transient U.S. assets and 38 local tenant commands to operate within the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Grace Youngstrom)
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Blanca Ortega Esqueda, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and mothers from Dorie Miller Galley’s management and staff cut a cake to celebrate Mother’s Day at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 14, 2024. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where they are needed to ensure security and protect U.S. interests. The installation provides world-class support for service members, transient U.S. assets and 38 local tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas)
