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MEU've over for 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit;Army clears path for Marine landing

Army Reserve soldiers with 463rd Engineer Battalion, here supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, cleared rocks and gravel from the coast of Djibouti, July 2, to open the beaches for Marines training in the area. The unit of heavy equipment operators, from Wheeling, W. Va., made an opening on the beach for the Marines of the 26th

CJTF-HOA Commander visits Eritrea

Marine Brig. Gen. Mastin M. Robeson, commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa visited with Gen. Sebhat Efram, Eritrea's Minister of Defense, and attended the U.S. Embassy's independence festivities here July 4. Eritrea is one of the seven countries in the task force's area of operations; others include Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan,

Task Force aides in road construction

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa engineers are working with the Djiboutian military here to improve Hol-Hol road, the only route leading to southwestern Djibouti's transportation hub of Hol-Hol. Improving Hol Hol road is expected to have significant economic impacts on Ethiopia, Somolia and Djibouti; three countries in the Task Force's

Coalition, U.S forces cement partnership through idea sharing

Officers from six different countries, along with U.S. officers, are currently sharing ideas, providing insight and forging a coalition partnership while serving valuable roles in the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's mission of detecting, disrupting and defeating transnational terrorism in the region. Being a coalition force headquarters

Service members, Djiboutians celebrate medical clinic opening

Services members supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa celebrated the grand opening of a two-month remodeling project of the medical clinic here June 30. The goal of the project was to revitalize the village's current clinic. The task force's involvement here gives the villagers a sanitary, fully operational medical facility that has

Marines Attend Djibouti's Independence Festivities;

The Republic of Djibouti, headquarters of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, celebrated their 26th Independence Day here June 27. On this day in 1977 The Republic of Djibouti gained their independence from France to become the last French colony on the African mainland to gain its independence and become their own sovereign nation. Troops

Engineer Platoon arrives at CJTF-HOA

U.S. Army Engineers from West Virginia recently arrived here, bring an entirely new capability to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's mission of detecting, disrupting and defeating terrorism and deny the reemergence of transnational terrorism in the East African Region. A key element in the counter-terrorism mission of CJTF-HOA is making a

IGAD counter-terrorism Conference

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Political/Military Advisor, Marine Col. Paul Melshen, addressed the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Conference on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, held here June 25-27 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference Center. Melshen delivered a

US CENTCOM Commander Visits CJTF-HOA

Gen. Tommy Franks, commander, U.S. Central Command, visited Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa operations June 26, taking time to address the nearly 1,800 service members here conducting counter-terrorism operations across the region. Gen. Franks, who is retiring in July after 38 years of service in the U.S. Army, was accompanied by Brig.

CJTF-HOA Force Protection Personnel Hone Weapon Assets

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's force protection troops completed marksmanship training here June 22. The exercise was hosted by Marine reservists from Company A, Command Logistics Element, Marine Central Command. The training was geared toward enhancing the skills required for effective security and force protection operations routinely

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