Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa explained

Unit Name:Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
Dates:October 19, 2002–present
Type:Multiservice (joint) formation
Role:Military operations and civil and military capacity building
Size:2,000
Command Structure:United States Africa Command[1]
Current Commander:Major General Brian T. Cashman
Commander1 Label:Commanding General
Ceremonial Chief:Rear Admiral Eric J. Anduze
Commander2 Label:Deputy Commanding Officer

Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) is a joint task force of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). It originated under Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (OEF-HOA) as part of the United States response to the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Overview

The mission of the CJTF-HOA is to conduct operations in the Combined Joint Operations Area to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional security and stability, dissuade conflict, and protect U.S. and coalition interests.

CJTF-HOA consists of about 2,000 servicemen and women[2] from the United States military and allied countries. Currently, the task force has an assigned area of interest that includes Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Seychelles and Kenya. Outside this Combined Joint Operating Area, the CJTF-HOA has operations in Mauritius, Comoros, Liberia, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.[3]

CJTF-HOA operations are encompassed by what the U.S. military has termed the ‘indirect approach’ with a focus on military-to-military engagements, civil-military operations, key leader engagements, and providing enabling support to partner nations. They provide short-term assistance by drilling wells for clean water, building functional schools, improving roadways and improving medical facilities. Long-term goals include working with partner nations to improve national and regional stability and security. Regional stability is increased through capacity-building operations such as civil affairs and military-to-military training; engineering and humanitarian support; medical, dental, and veterinarian civic action programs (MEDCAP, DENTCAP, VETCAP); security training for border and coastal areas; and counter-IED (C-IED) integration training. About 1,800 personnel from each branch of the U.S. military, civilian employees, and representatives from coalition and partner nations make up CJTF-HOA.

Commanders

History

CJTF-HOA was established at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on October 19, 2002. In November 2002, personnel embarked to the region aboard USS Mount Whitney and arrived at the Horn of Africa on December 8, 2002. CJTF-HOA operated from the Mount Whitney until May 13, 2003, when the mission moved ashore to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti City, Djibouti. Since then, CJTF-HOA personnel have built schools, clinics and hospitals; conducted dozens of MEDCAPs, DENTCAPs and VETCAPs; drilled and refurbished more than 113 water wells; and trained in collaboration with partner nation militaries.

In January 2004, Brigadier General Mastin Robison of the United States Marine Corps, then commanding the Task Force, had support, medical, and admin staff from the Marines, Navy, Army, and Air Force, a Marine helicopter detachment of four CH-53 Super Stallions, a U.S. Army infantry company, a U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs company, Navy cargo planes, military engineers, and a special operations unit under his command.[23]

Additionally, members of the Task Force assisted with humanitarian assistance missions, including recovery efforts after the collapse of a four-story building in Kenya in 2006, the capsizing of a passenger ferry in Djibouti in 2006, and floods in Ethiopia and Kenya in 2006. Task Force personnel assisted the Government of Uganda in locating and recovering the wreckage of a Russian-built IL-76 transport plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in early 2009.

Transfer to USAFRICOM

On October 1, 2008, responsibility for the task force was transferred from the United States Central Command to the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), as the latter assumed authority over the U.S. forces in the region.[1]

Awards

Operations

See main article: article and Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Africans Fear Hidden U.S. Agenda in New Approach to Africom. Associated Press. 2008-09-30. 2008-09-30.
  2. Web site: Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa. Congressional Research Service. 12 September 2012.
  3. Web site: CJTF-HOA Factsheet . Hoa.africom.mil . 2012-01-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916154416/http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=3967&lang=0 . 2012-09-16 .
  4. Web site: USS Mount Whitney Set for Norfolk Return . Military.com . 2012-12-15.
  5. Web site: United States Marine Corp Biography: Major General Timothy F. Ghormley . . 2007-11-14 . 2007-11-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060214024023/http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/0/9A5FFE5E9C3391A98525680800436D6D?opendocument . February 14, 2006 .
  6. Web site: United States Navy Biography: Rear Admiral Richard W. Hunt. United States Navy. 2006-06-28. 2007-02-06.
  7. Web site: United States Navy Biography: Rear Admiral James M. Hart. United States Navy. 2007-02-21. 2007-03-28.
  8. Web site: United States Navy Biography: Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr.. United States Navy. 2008-04-01. 2007-03-28.
  9. Web site: United States Navy Biography: Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta. United States Navy. 2009-02-03. 2009-02-03.
  10. Web site: CJTF-HOA Under New Command . CJTF-HOA Public Affairs Office . 2009-02-05 . 2010-05-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722180538/http://www.hoa.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=2546 . July 22, 2011 .
  11. Web site: Baldor . Lolita C. . Officials: Army general removed over alcohol, sex-related charges . Associated Press. U.S. News on NBCNEWS.com . April 5, 2013 . 2013.
  12. Web site: MG Thomas James Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065303/http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/7id/7cdr.html . 2016-03-04 . www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil.
  13. News: Reif. Jasmine. CJTF-HOA welcomes incoming commanding general. 7 February 2014. 14 January 2014.
  14. Web site: CJTF-HOA welcomes new commanding general. Dean, Darrell I TSgt USAF AFRICOM CJTF-HOA PAO. (US). www.hoa.africom.mil.
  15. Web site: CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander, senior enlisted leader.
  16. Web site: CJTF-HOA welcome new commander, senior enlisted leader. DVIDS.
  17. Web site: Transfer of Authority held for CJTF-HOA . 7 May 2018 . Mattison . Sarah . 2018-08-08.
  18. Web site: CJTF-HOA Welcomes New Commander . 16 June 2018 . Mattison . Sarah . 2018-08-08.
  19. Web site: CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony . 12 June 2019 . Nickel . Shawn . 2020-06-08.
  20. Web site: CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony . 8 June 2020 . McCarthy . Brok . 2020-06-08.
  21. Web site: Morgan. Brown. CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander. 2021-05-15. 2021-05-16. dvidshub.net.
  22. News: Rolen . Lynette . May 16, 2022 . Combined, joint task force in Africa welcomes first female commanding general . July 4, 2022 . CJTF-HOA.
  23. Chris Tomlinson, 'U.S. wages quiet battle in Africa,' Associated Press, in The Washington Times, January 15, 2004

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