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Archive: 2003

CJTF-HOA Marines kick-off martial arts program;

About half of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa command element here is comprised of Marines from 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Currently making a ship their home and command and control headquarters, one might think the confines of an approximately 600 ft. ship would limit and maybe even exclude various training options. Not so

CJTF-HOA troops receive smallpox vaccinations

Their guard is up. They are equipped with defenses against malaria, anthrax and yellow fever. Now service members here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are being protected against smallpox. Airmen, soldiers, Marines and sailors have been inoculated at both Camp Lemonier and aboard USS Mount Whitney, the CJTF-HOA command

CIC keeps information flowing for CJTF-HOA

Information is one of the key factors contributing to the success of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa whose mission is to disrupt and defeat terrorism in the Horn of Africa region. Several different sources gather information in a variety of ways. One section that contributes valuable information is the combat information center, or CIC.

Yellow ribbons a tradition of support

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree" is an adage that dates back to the Civil War, and on Feb. 10, a group of Combat Center wives and members of the Twentynine Palms community did just that. In a press release sent to the community, the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce invited people to come out and show their support for their

MCCES Marines win big on Price is Right

In less than a year, they've graduated high school, completed the training required to become United States Marines, and finished in the top 10 percent of their Data Network Specialist Course (DNSC) at the Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School (MCCES). Then they won a car-two cars, really. PFC John Bentley and PFC Ronald Woody were

Keeping children smiling bright and cavity free

February is Children's Dental Health Month and to celebrate, Sailors from the 23rd Dental Company educated kids on proper dental hygiene. Dentalman Stefanie Freeman and Dental Technician 3rd Class Virginia Davis, both of the 23rd Dental Company, explained how to keep kids' pearly whites healthy during their visit to the Combat Center New Horizons

CJTF-HOA Gunner attains rank most never achieve

In 1974, the same year Lynrd Skynrd topped the charts with "Sweet Home Alabama," Chief Warrant Officer Terry L. Walker graduated from Marine boot camp. Twenty-nine years later, he achieved something few Marines have ever accomplished. Walker, a native of Rittman, Ohio, was one of two gunners promoted to the rank of chief warrant officer-5 on Feb.

CJTF-HOA Marines act as ambassadors at Djibouti airport

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, a group of Marines here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are helping to keep the skies over Djibouti safe and sound. Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron - 2 (MACS-2) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., make up the Air Traffic Control Detachment here. Members of the

CJTF-HOA commander hosts Second Fleet commander

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commander, Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler hosted a visit by Vice Adm. J. Cutler Dawson, Jr., commander of the Norfolk, Va.-based U.S. Second Fleet and NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic today at the CJTF-HOA headquarters in the Gulf of Aden. Dawson met with a number of personnel while aboard USS Mount

CJTF-HOA troops in Djibouti receive welcome break

Troops in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa got a break from the long work days and relentless dust here during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored snorkeling day trip to the Moucha Islands Feb. 7. A group of 41 Marines, airmen, sailors and soldiers packed their bags with swimwear and snacks and boarded the boat "Deli

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