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CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19
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AFRICOM partners with NATO to deliver critical supplies to East Africa
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Logistics challenges, opportunities discussed during Lexington Institute webinar
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Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
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Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
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Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
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Building partnerships at UA18
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Building partnerships at UA18
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Medical equipment provision aims to prevent, control infections
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U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe
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U.S., Senegalese naval leaders reaffirm commitment to partnership
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AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
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AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
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AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
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AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
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Air Force guidance on use cloth face covers
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New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace
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New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
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AFRICOM commander meets with Djiboutian leaders
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AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA commanders meet with senior Djiboutian officials
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AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA commanders meet with senior Djiboutian officials
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AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA commanders meet with senior Djiboutian officials
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Joint ceremony commemorates Army birthday, honors past and future service
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Joint ceremony commemorates Army birthday, honors past and future service
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Joint ceremony commemorates Army birthday, honors past and future service
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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
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CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Kirkpatrick, team chief, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA, posts a notice that reads, “Provided by the United States” prior to a ceremony at Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25, 2020. CJTF-HOA donated 60 beds valued at $9,400 to the Djiboutian Ministry of Health for its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by: Senior Airman Dylan Murakami, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19
U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry E. André, listens while Dr. Saleh Bonoita Tourab, Executive Secretary of the Djiboutian Ministry of Health, speaks during a ceremony in which hygiene supplies procured by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) were delivered in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19
U.S. Army Capt. Dawn Carter (left), team chief, Alpha Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Sgt. Alexis Peine (right), team medic, 443rd CA BN, label hygiene supplies to assist Djibouti prevent COVID-19 infections among hospital staff and its citizens at Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19
U.S. Army Maj. Jonathan Holliday (left), bilateral affairs officer, U.S. Embassy to Djibouti, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Vilme (right), team sergeant, Alpha Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), unload hygiene supplies to assist Djibouti prevent COVID-19 infections among hospital staff and its citizens at Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19
U.S. Army Maj. Robert Middleton (left), company commander, Alpha Company, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Vilme (right), team sergeant, Alpha Company, 443rd CA BN, unload hygiene supplies to assist Djibouti prevent COVID-19 infections among hospital staff and its citizens at Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 10, 2020. CJTF-HOA worked to purchase the supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds after the Djibouti government made a formal request for assistance to the U.S. Embassy.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
AFRICOM partners with NATO to deliver critical supplies to East Africa
The materials delivered included medical personal protective equipment and blood to support the forward-deployed field medical unit in East Africa. The shipment also included ammunition and supplies to address mutual threats in the region.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Djibouti
Logistics challenges, opportunities discussed during Lexington Institute webinar
The materials delivered included medical personal protective equipment and blood to support the forward-deployed field medical unit in East Africa. The shipment also included ammunition and supplies to address mutual threats in the region.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Djibouti
Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
Department of Defense personnel assigned to the United States embassies in South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho met at the Maseru Bridge Border Post crossing between the two nations to hand-off medical protective equipment June 25, 2020.
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Pretoria, South Africa
Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
From left, Rudolph Stroebel, the South African High Commission Maseru First Secretary, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley, U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation Chief, Lesotho Ministry of Health Supply Chain Manager Lefa Mabesa, Lesotho Ministry of Health Director of Supply Chain, Mamojalefa Matsoara and U.S. Army Maj. Todd Meskil, the U.S. Embassy Army Attache assigned in Pretoria, South Africa. Military personnel assigned to the U.S. embassy in South Africa delivered 12,000 medical grade face masks, 11,000 face shields and 256 thermometers to their counterparts from the U.S. embassy in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Pretoria, South Africa
Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
U.S. Army Maj. Todd Meskil, the U.S. Embassy Army Attache assigned in Pretoria, South Africa, passes protective equipment supplies to Rudolph Stroebel, the South African High Commission Maseru First Secretary during a supply transfer at the Maseru Bridge Border Post crossing between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho on June 25, 2020.
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Pretoria, South Africa
Building partnerships at UA18
Soldiers from 36th Engineer Brigade and Ghana Armed Forces arm wrestle during downtime of United Accord at the Bundase Training Camp in Ghana July 27, 2018. United Accord, which is slated for execution in September 2020, is a Ghana Armed Forces and U.S. Army Africa exercise consisting of a command post, field, and medical training, and Jungle Warfare School.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Charles Stefan, Ghana
Building partnerships at UA18
Soldiers from 36th Engineer Brigade and Ghana Armed Forces arm wrestle during downtime of United Accord at the Bundase Training Camp in Ghana July 27, 2018. United Accord, which is slated for execution in September 2020, is a Ghana Armed Forces & U.S. Army Africa exercise consisting of a command post, field, and medical training, and Jungle Warfare School.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Charles Stefan, Ghana
Medical equipment provision aims to prevent, control infections
General of Division Alexandre Apalo Touré, superior commander of the Côte d'Ivoire National Gendarmerie, and Lt. Col. Wes Chaney, senior defense official, pose with donated medical equipment to the Army Health Service at the Main Health Center of the Agban barracks of the National Gendarmerie on June 10, 2020.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, extract a simulated casualty during quick-reaction force training in Thiés, Senegal, Aug. 5, 2019. The rehearsal increased the Marines’ ability to conduct link-up procedures, on scene and in-route trauma stabilization, and offensive and defensive operations.
Photo by: Cpl. Margaret Gale, Thies, Senegal
U.S., Senegalese naval leaders reaffirm commitment to partnership
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, extract a simulated casualty during quick-reaction force training in Thiés, Senegal, Aug. 5, 2019. The rehearsal increased the Marines’ ability to conduct link-up procedures, on scene and in-route trauma stabilization, and offensive and defensive operations.
Photo by: Cpl. Margaret Gale, Thies, Senegal
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AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland and Commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj on June 22, 2020 in Zuwara, located in western Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Libya, Libya
AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland and Commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj on June 22, 2020 in Zuwara, located in western Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Libya, Libya
AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
U.S. Africa Command commander General Stephen J. Townsend accompanied U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland to a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on June 22 in Zuwara, Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
Photo by: Cpl. Nathan Reyes, Libya
AFRICOM supports Dept. of State meeting in Libya
U.S. Africa Command commander General Stephen J. Townsend accompanied U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland to a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on June 22 in Zuwara, Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
Photo by: Cpl. Nathan Reyes, Libya
Air Force guidance on use cloth face covers
Photo by: Charo Gutierrez
New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace
These Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government. A MiG-29 was photographed operating in the vicinity of the city of Sirte, Libya. The Spoon Rest is a Russian-made, mobile early warning radar system, designed to provide tactical support to military activities. Russia uses this system when deployed to a nation in the conduct of tactical combat operations.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Libya
New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace
These Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government. “We know these fighters were not already in Libya and being repaired,” said Col. Chris Karns, director of public affairs, U.S. Africa Command. “Clearly, they came from Russia. They didn’t come from any other country.”
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Libya
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Kenya Air Force Lt. Col. Rodah Mwasigwa, foreign liaison officer (FLO) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stands by the CJTF-HOA shield in the headquarters building, Jun. 11, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Mwasigwa serves as the first female FLO from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Mwasigwa’s role as a FLO include liaising between KDF headquarters and CJTF-HOA on matters pertaining to operations and training, briefing Joint Task Force headquarters on activities within Kenya or the African Union Mission to Somalia’s (AMISOM) area of responsibility, and coordinating with coalition partners and nations represented at CJTF-HOA for a seamless, accurate flow of information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Ashley Taylor, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Kenya Air Force Lt. Col. Rodah Mwasigwa, foreign liaison officer (FLO) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), works at the CJTF-HOA headquarters building, Jun. 15, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Mwasigwa serves as the first female FLO from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Since her arrival at CJTF-HOA, Mwasigwa has facilitated training for KDF personnel, coordinated multiple key leader engagements, and assisted CJTF-HOA leaders following the attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, on Jan. 5, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Ashley Taylor, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM commander meets with Djiboutian leaders
(from left) U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry André, met with Ismail Omar Guelleh, president of the Republic of Djibouti, and other senior leaders of the East Africa nation in early June. During the visit Townsend recognized Djibouti’s successful COVID-19 response and congratulated President Guelleh for his nation’s feat in containing the pandemic spread.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Djibouti, DJIBOUTI, Djibouti
AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA commanders meet with senior Djiboutian officials
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meet with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry André; Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf; Djibouti Minister of Defense, Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan; and Djibouti National Army Brig. Gen. Tahir Ali Mohamed, headquarters chief of staff of Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD), at Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ), Djibouti, June 8, 2020.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA commanders meet with senior Djiboutian officials
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meet with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry André; Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf; Djibouti Minister of Defense, Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan; and Djibouti National Army Brig. Gen. Tahir Ali Mohamed, headquarters chief of staff of Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD), at Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ), Djibouti, June 8, 2020.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA commanders meet with senior Djiboutian officials
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meet with U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, Larry André; Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf; Djibouti Minister of Defense, Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan; and Djibouti National Army Brig. Gen. Tahir Ali Mohamed, headquarters chief of staff of Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD), at Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ), Djibouti, June 8, 2020.
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Joint ceremony commemorates Army birthday, honors past and future service
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, presents the oldest and youngest Soldiers in the command to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 245th birthday during a joint ceremony at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Jun. 11. “As the Senior American Soldier in Europe and Africa, it’s an honor to wish a Happy Birthday to America’s first service, the U.S. Army,” Townsend said.
Joint ceremony commemorates Army birthday, honors past and future service
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, smartly moves out to present the saber to be used in a cake-cutting tradition to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 245th birthday during a joint ceremony at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Jun. 11. The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of expert riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year, according to the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
Joint ceremony commemorates Army birthday, honors past and future service
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wields a saber with the oldest and youngest Soldiers in the command in a cake-cutting tradition to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 245th birthday during a joint ceremony at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Jun. 11. “As the Senior American Soldier in Europe and Africa, it’s an honor to wish a Happy Birthday to America’s first service, the U.S. Army,” Townsend said.
CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, outgoing commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses the audience during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Turello will next serve as a special assistant to the Director of the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Brok McCarthy
CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Flora thanked the audience for attending and encouraged CJTF-HOA members to embrace the changes that inevitably will come to the command over the course of the next year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Brok McCarthy
CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, passes the command guidon to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Flora previously served as the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Brok McCarthy
CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, outgoing commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), left, passes the command guidon to U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, right, during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Turello relinquished command to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Brok McCarthy
CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, served as presiding officer during a socially distanced change of command ceremony for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Townsend presided over the ceremony as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, outgoing commanding general (CG) of CJTF-HOA, relinquished command to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming CG of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Brok McCarthy
CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, left; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, outgoing commanding general (CG) of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), center; and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming CG of CJTF-HOA, right; salute during the playing of Ruffles and Flourishes during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Flora previously served as the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Brok McCarthy
Donation equips Eswatini Ministry of Health to combat COVID-19
U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation Chief, Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley, and Kingdom of Eswatini Ministry of Health Principal Secretary Dr. Simon Zwane pose with members of the ministry and U.S. embassy personnel from South Africa and Eswatini at the South African and Eswatini border after transferring medical protective equipment on June 3, 2020. ( U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Al Phillips.)
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Eswatini
