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Symposium preaches Djibouti land, maritime security

Story by Senior Airman Veronica Mcmahon | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | Date: 10.23.2012

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency sponsored a symposium on counter illicit trafficking for select Djiboutian officials at the Kempinski Hotel, in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 15-18, 2012. Read More

‘Every Marine a Rifleman’ during training package in Djibouti

Story by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 10.19.2012

Non-infantry Marines mix it up with their infantry brothers in Djibouti, with both groups becoming more familiar with each other’s roles in a Marine Air Ground Task Force. Read More

US Marines refine skills, conclude training evolution in mountains of Djibouti

Story by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher | 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 10.09.2012

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently ended training in Djibouti after completing a second iteration of a grueling and extensive three-week training package focused on mountain-based infantry... Read More

HOA civil affairs, Dikhil district water teams partner for seminars

Story by Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | Date: 10.04.2012

U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, Joint Civil Affairs Team, or JCAT, partnered with the Dikhil district water office in Dikhil City, Djibouti, to conduct a basic... Read More

ARFF training keeps firefighters mission-ready

Story by Senior Airman Veronica Mcmahon | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | Date: 10.04.2012

Three minutes. That is the amount of time firefighters have to respond to an unannounced aircraft fire on Camp Lemonnier’s flightline. Read More