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Archive: 2003

Task Force helps strengthen education

Members of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, along with members of the community, dedicated the newly renovated Ambouli Primary School in a ceremony Thursday. Marine Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Helland, commanding general, CJTF-HOA, began the ceremony with a speech to local leaders and residents. “It is an honor and a privilege to dedicate

Marine Corps Assistant Commandant visits Djibouti;

The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps visited Djibouti, Aug. 18 to congratulate Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa personnel on a job well done and reiterate the importance of their mission here. Speaking in front of many service members, Marine Gen. William "Spider" Nyland stated American forces will eliminate a lot of the Global

Kenyan military unite with CJTF-HOA for peacekeeping operations

Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa personnel instructed Kenyan Army and Air Force military during the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program at Embakasi, a Kenyan airbase in Nairobi, from July 21 - Aug. 15. The ACOTA program provides training in peacekeeping operations and regular military tactics to military

Medical team travels afar for Kenyan MEDCAP,;Medical, Veterinary Programs success with residents;

Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa traveled to Kenya in support their first Medical Civil Action Program in the region, where they treated nearly 1,000 patients July 30-31. The 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Special Operations) Army Reserve unit, based out of Miami, Fla., has been conducting MEDCAPs in Djibouti,

Task Force Rawhide Replaces Alpha 1/24

Task Force Rawhide, part of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-Terrorism), replaced Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, as the guard force for the Combined Joint Task Force Horn-of-Africa here.Task Force Rawhide took over Alpha 1/24's duties of supporting CJTF-HOA's mission of detecting, disrupting and defeating transnational terrorists

1st Marine Division Marine of the Year selected

After a battalion board, a division nomination and several months of combat, Sgt. Travis E. Horner, Delta Company tank commander, 1st Tank Battalion, was named 1st Marine Division's Marine of the Year in July. After the battalion board in January, Horner's nomination package was thoroughly checked out by 1st Marine Division, and he was chosen as

EOD keeps MCAGCC safe for unit exercises

What do 65 bombs and almost 30,000 pounds of Unexploded Explosive Ordnance represent? A banner year for the Combat Center's Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. With less training going on because of fleet participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom, MCAGCC EOD Marines are taking the opportunity to "clean house" until Combined Arms Exercises and other

General speaks at Golden Spear Conference

Brig. Gen. Mastin M. Robeson, commander, Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, was a guest speaker at this year's Golden Spear Symposium held here, July 28 through July 30. The purpose of the symposium is to provide a forum for strategic-level dialogue on current security issues and give representatives a chance to discuss and refine the work

Medical, Veterinarian efforts combined for Civil Action Programs

Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, along with Djiboutian, German and French physicians, treated more than 300 patients at a Medical Civil Action Program here, July 19. Held at the village's medical clinic, this MEDCAP marked the sixth venture for CJTF-HOA and was the first combining American medical teams with French,

Women Marines' Association coming to Hi-Desert

Denne Howard, a lawyer and resident of Rancho Mirage, Calif., remembers her three years of enlistment that began May of 1953 in the Marine Corps as if it were yesterday that she made the decision to become a "Woman Marine." Now, 50 years later, Howard volunteers all she can to keep in spirits and camaraderie with her fellow service members as she

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