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Infantrymen get back to basics, Combine arms; Employ fundamentals, Army concealment

The canyon walls echoed with machine gun and mortar fire recently, as infantry Marines and U.S. Army soldiers joined forces to assault a range here during a live-fire exercise. Weapons Platoon Marines from Task Force Betio, the force protection element for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conducted the exercise with Old Guard mortar men

Combat Center Marines in fight of their lives

Marines train knowing some day they may have to fight in defense of their country and our way of life. But little did one Marine know when he boarded the plane for Okinawa in mid-December that in less than a month, he’d be fighting for his life. Less than two weeks after Lance Cpl. Timothy Arevalo arrived in Okinawa with Bravo Co., 3rd Light

Satellite Communication Operators ensure Corps Connection

Many Marines taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom sent emails home to friends and family in the United States. However, the fact that they had internet access in the middle of the desert is often overlooked. Even more so is the fact that one job in the Marine Corps allows that sort of communication. And, Marines make it happen. Satellite

Hospital renovations dedicated in Tadjoura

Personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and many local community members came together to celebrate the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony on the newly renovated Tadjoura Medical Hospital here Jan. 6. The $60,000 project, one of the largest in the region, was paid for by CJTF-HOA and will now expand care to the nearly 55,000

Chief of Chaplains visits CJTF-HOA

The Chief of Navy Chaplains visited service members supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa here during his first visit of many visits with troops to learn more about their missions. “There’s so many people to visit and things to see because of the many great things being done here,” said Navy Rear Admiral Louis V. Iasiello. Celebrating

Chairman's Tour visits camp

After much anticipation, members of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa were graced with the presence of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and others during a show here Dec. 19. The visit to Camp Lemonier marked the last leg of the Chairman's 2003 Holiday Tour, which was also a welcome break in the daily routine of service members

NBC training readies troops

The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa J-3 training section conducted a series of preparedness exercises here Dec. 16-18 for personnel attached to the task force. About 150 members from the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and the Korean and U.S. Marine Corps' came together to practice the actions taken in case of nuclear, biological, chemical

Hospital renovation work ends with celebration

DJIBOUTI, AFRICA - Personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, along with Djiboutian Army officers, participated in a dedication ceremony to mark the final construction phase of a two month long remodeling project for a hospital here, Dec. 13. The $64,000 renovation project, paid for by CJTF-HOA, will provide an adequate place for

Young leaders share wealth; Pass knowledge from OIF, Develop relationships with German counterparts

Nearly 30 fleet antiterrorism security team Marines from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose daily routine consists of providing security for the camp, took a break Dec. 9-11 to conduct a bilateral training exercise with their German counterparts. During the three-day evolution, the Task Force Betio Marines and military policemen

MWSS 374 trains for possible deployment

In conjunction with preparing for a possible deployment to Iraq, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, the Rhinos, held a squadron-level live fire convoy exercise Dec. 9 through 12. The training at Lead Mountain training area covered two-days of tactical convoys and one evening convoy with Marines aboard vehicles carrying M16 A2 service rifles, the

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