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Archive: 2003

Djiboutian residents honor CJTF-HOA for assistance;;

Residents here held a reception May 10 to thank the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Commander and troops for repairing the water system at their school. Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler, CJTF-HOA commander, and several high-ranking military and civilian officials from Djibouti and the United States were in attendance, including: Donald Y.

CJTF-HOA headquarters transitions ashore

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) began moving all headquarters personnel and equipment from its flagship, USS Mount Whitney in the Gulf of Aden, into facilities at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti on May 6 in a move expected to take about one week, with completion of the move scheduled for mid-May. The movement of the CJTF-HOA

10th Mountain soldiers arrive to support CJTF-HOA

Soldiers with Company C, 4th Battalion, 31st Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., arrived here May 4 to support Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The mission of CJTF-HOA is to detect, disrupt and defeat transnational terrorist groups operating in the Horn of Africa region, which is defined as the airspace, land areas and

478th Civil Affairs Co. joins CJTF-HOA

A group of reserve soldiers from the 478th Civil Affairs Company (Special Operations), Miami, arrived here in late April in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. The mission of the task force is to detect, disrupt and defeat terrorist groups operating in the Horn of Africa region, which includes Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan,

Djiboutian President Guelleh visits CJTF-HOA Commander

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler hosted President, Republic of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh here today, along with several other high-level officials from Djibouti. President Guelleh has been a key leader within the Horn of Africa region in the Global War on Terrorism, having provided both

CJTF-HOA conducts third MEDCAP

Fourteen medical care providers supporting Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa provided medical assistance May 3 to local civilians during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) at the clinic here. Nearly 130 men, women and children were treated for disorders ranging from cysts to bronchitis. Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler, the commander of

Djiboutian military cross trains with CJTF-HOA

Sixteen Djiboutian soldiers received their initial, first-level Marine Corps Martial Arts Program certification here May 3 after concluding training conducted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa martial arts instructors. CJTF-HOA Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler attended the graduation ceremony for the Djiboutian forces to congratulate

CJTF-HOA Sgt. Maj. spreads leadership training to Kenya military

Sergeant Maj. Joseph M. Morgan, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa sergeant major, conducted a PME (professional military education) seminar in Nairobi, Kenya with the non-commissioned officers of the Kenyan military April 24. "This all evolved from discussions with embassy officials in Kenya about starting a course to share leadership

CJTF-HOA troops attend girls' orphanage open house

Nearly 80 service members, here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visited youngsters living at the girls' orphanage here during an open house May 1 to build better relationships with the local community. "After a lot of talking with the director of the orphanage, we were able to set up the open house to give the men and

New River 'Iron Horses' deck qual on CJTF-HOA flagship

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461 personnel, here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participated in deck landing qualifications (DLQ) here April 29 further expanding the counter-terrorism capabilities of CJTF-HOA. The "Iron Horse" crew, which is based out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, N.C., flew

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