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Archive: August, 2003

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

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