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Archive: 2003

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

Memorial service held to honor Fallen Marine

A Memorial service for Marine Capt. Seth R. Michaud, a 27-year-old naval aviator with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461 was held here Tuesday morning at the Enduring Freedom Chapel. Michaud, from Hudson, Mass, was killed while participating in a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa training exercise June 22. The chapel was filled with more

Camp Lejeune Marines teach Yemeni troops counter-terrorism tactics

Marines from 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division recently returned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., after more than a month in Yemen sharing their maritime-based counter-terrorism knowledge with members of the Yemeni Special Operations Forces (YSOF). The Middle Eastern country is part of the area Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Commandant visits CJTF-HOA

The Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visited the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa here, June 19 to congratulate Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen on a job well done. Gen. Michael W. Hagee and Sgt. Maj. Alford L. McMichael addressed all branches of service and then answered questions regarding current issues and future

MAC donates game systems to CJTF-HOA troops

The Military Affairs Committee of the Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce in North Carolina showed Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa troops its appreciation by donating two Microsoft X-Box game consoles, four games and six controllers. Retired Marine Col. J.C. Hardee, the committee's president, said, "We wanted to provide something to

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