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Archive: April, 2003

CJTF-HOA troops learn crowd control

Marine infantrymen from A Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, here in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, are learning tactics, techniques and procedures for riot control during civil disturbance training. Over the next few weeks, the Marines will be learning to employ basic riot control formations, how to channelize

CJTF-HOA Small Craft Det. aims in on marksmanship

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Small Craft Detachment recently performed a variety of weapons handling drills designed to improve their marksmanship skills. Sgt. Kris Floyd, chief coxswain, said, "Marksmanship is a diminishing skill. If we don't practice, we'll lose the ability to shoot accurately." Throughout the two-day evolution, the

CJTF-HOA troops learn "the language of love"

Everyday, members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa strive to detect, disrupt and defeat transnational terrorists organizations in the Horn of Africa, but every Monday and Wednesday, a few troops are striving to improve their understanding of the French language. Referred to as "the language of love" by many people, French is one of

CJTF-HOA Commander hosts Eritrean President

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander, Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler hosted a presidential delegation from Eritrea here Monday and then led a CJTF delegation on a visit to Eritrea Tuesday. With his visit to the CJTF-HOA operational headquarters, President Isaias Afwerki became the first Horn of Africa head of State to come

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