Tag Archives: Horn of Africa

Photo: Ikulal Gabriel, a Kaabong-area community animal health worker, vaccinates a goat while farmers assist in a veterinary civil action program near Kaabong, Uganda, Sept. 7, 2011.

CJTF-HOA, 448th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, recently partnered with the Uganda People’s Defense Forces to conduct the One Health Initiative
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Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M240B machine guns during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans in San Diego, beginning a seven-month deployment …
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Sometimes “don’t touch the wildlife” means “you’ll get bitten by snakes if you touch the wildlife”. Especially if you’re in Africa. The Surgeon Cell newsletters at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, are chock-full of pertinent information about things that can harm you, …
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By U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Caya From CJTF-HOA Public Affairs DJIBOUTI, Djibouti  – Sister Anise said she couldn’t refuse medical treatment to the homeless lined up outside her door, but there was one thing she realized – she …
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By U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton CJTF-HOA Public Affairs Editor’s Note: During a recent trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country’s capitol as he travelled to Negele …
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