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Our Best: Senior Airman Grace Enriquez

October 17th, 2011 | Comments Off

Beyond the pride one carries by simply being a member in today’s all-volunteer U.S. military, there is no greater honor for a service member than accomplishing a challenge in an expeditionary environment, especially when that achievement is normally accomplished by a different branch than the one you serve. This statement holds especially true when attached in support of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa, a forward-deployed base comprised of airmen, sailors, soldiers and Marines, all sharing … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women

Back to Africa – the Land of Opportunity

October 5th, 2011 | 12 Comments

It was during a recent civil affairs mission through Djibouti, Africa, that U.S. Army Reserve Corporal Kwami Koto was able to truly articulate his connection to this continent and its people. “You see those kids playing soccer, barefoot,” the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Civil Affairs team 4902 information manager said to his team chief as their vehicle passed by children running around on a dirt field. “That used to be me.” Koto, a … Read entire article »

Filed under: Immigration, Military

Coed Teaching French to Soldiers

May 11th, 2011 | Comments Off

And it’s not Paris during WWII. A bilingual member of the 205th Infantry Brigade and his daughter used their French speaking abilities to help train 1st Platoon, A Battery, 1-161st Field Artillery Regiment deploying to Africa. Sgt. 1st Class Bill Williamson, a member of the Arizona National Guard, is an Observer Controller Trainer assigned to the Counter Insurgency Lab, 1-335th Operations Battalion, 205th Infantry Brigade as a COIN and Linguist instructor. His passion for the French language started … Read entire article »

Filed under: Education, Military, War on Terror

Our Best – Captain Sylvia Kim

January 4th, 2011 | Comments Off

An Air Force officer deployed here employs her ability to speak French to communicate with local Djiboutians and with other international partners throughout eastern Africa. Capt. Sylvia Kim speaks fluent French, one of the official languages of Djibouti and a dominant language throughout the African continent. Realizing her skill could benefit Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Kim volunteered for her current position as medical planner for the Joint Operations Directorate with CJTF-HOA. “The knowledge of the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror

Roller Skating in Djibouti

July 25th, 2010 | Comments Off

This idea started three months ago when U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlo Noid started skating around the basketball court as a personal way of exercising, and has grown into a camp wide event. “I was really just looking for a way to exercise and stay out of trouble,” said Noid. “Three months ago I started skating by myself, and then each Friday there would be more people showing up to join me skating, and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military

Camp Lemonnier volunteers aid Djiboutian schoolchildren

February 15th, 2010 | Comments Off

Volunteers from Camp Lemonnier spent time playing sports, making beaded bracelets and necklaces, coloring pictures and handing out shoes to students at the Guelleh Battal school in Djibouti, Feb. 13. The 50 volunteers who went out to this school are known as the Community Assistance Volunteers or CAV; this is the second time they’ve gone to the Guelleh Battal school to spend time with the children. Mahamed Ahmed Abdillahi, Camp Lemonnier’s Community Relations advisor, thinks CAV is … Read entire article »

Filed under: Humanitarian Assistance, Military, War on Terror