Feature Photo
Members of the Force Protection Company, assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, watches for simulated hostiles while a U.S. Marine Corps CH53 Super Stallion, lands to pickup patients during a simulated patient rescue exercise, February 14, 2006, Camp LeMonier, Djibouti, Africa.
- Photo By USAF Staff Sgt. Nic Raven
MEDCAP, VETCAP makes a difference in Ethiopia
They arrived in small numbers, but their impact was huge. In just nine days, 23 members of the 96th Civil Affairs team made a difference to nearly 3,000 people and the owners of more than 15,000 animals in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. A crucial component of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, the 96th CA team took...
Horn Military Religious Leaders Visit Camp Lemonier
Chaplains and host nation religious leaders from throughout the Horn of Africa visited Djibouti for the HOA Religious Leaders Conference, held Feb. 2 - 5 here. The conference, titled, "Religion: A Force for Peace," brought together a multi-faith group of spiritual guides from Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, Dj...
CJTF-HOA renovates Djiboutian school, builds wall
About 1,800 students now enjoy a safer and more secure learning environment after a major renovation of the Al-Hourya School here funded by the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. CJTF-HOA is made up of U.S. joint forces, the U.S. Department of State and more than two dozen coalition forces from around the globe. The gr...
Local Yemeni Herds Receive Treatment
More than 780 animals received free medical care during a Veterinary Civil Action Plan event held here last month. Local veterinarians teamed up with Civil Affairs Team members from the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa to treat herds in the villages of Bani Mamoon, Thula and Hababa. Animals were given vitamins and an...
Helping Through Health: CJTF-HOA MedCAP Makes Impact
If two-year-old Ebtisam Salim could have talked, she would have complained of having had diarrhea and a fever for almost two weeks. But she was nearly unconscious when she arrived at the Sahab Clinic in Bani Mamoon, here, suffering from extreme hydration and a temperature of 103.2. Salim was just one of hundreds of people who ...
