United Nations Mine Action Service representative Mr.
United Nations Mine Action Service representative Mr. Paul Amoroso, UNMAS Somalia IED Defeat Operations Officer, gives a detailed briefing of efforts being made to support AMISOM IED threat mitigation during th... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advise members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force in civil engineering during a the... More
CJTF-HOA chaplains spread religious pluralism throughout Eastern Afric...
Col. Moses Diba Sentongo (left), commander of the Uganda People's Defense Forces, speaks to Rabbi (U.S. Navy Capt.) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Ima... More
Ms. Leigh Caraher, lead humanitarian assistance advisor
Ms. Leigh Caraher, lead humanitarian assistance advisor from U.S. Africa Command United States Aid for International Development Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, presented a regional humanitarian assistan... More
Uganda People's Defense Force leadership and U.S Marines
Uganda People's Defense Force leadership and U.S Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa partake in theatre security cooperation graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April ... More
U.S. Sailors and a U.S. Marine with Special Purpose
U.S. Sailors and a U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and staff members of the Nsambya Babies Home pose for a group photo after receiving a donation of books fr... More
Soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Force conduct
Soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Force conduct a pass in review in Kampala, Uganda, March 22, 2019. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, vis... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Allen Ruffles, a 403rd Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Sgt. Allen Ruffles, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks to African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kampala, ... More
U.S. Marine Col. Eric Cloutier, Commanding Officer
U.S. Marine Col. Eric Cloutier, Commanding Officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, meets with U.S. Marines and members of the Ugand... More
Soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Force conduct
Soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Force conduct a pass in review in Kampala, Uganda, March 22, 2019. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, vis... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stands at attention during a pass in review of Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kampala, Uga... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and members of Uganda People's Defence Force pose for a photograph after competing in a final soccer match between UPDF sold... More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advises a member of the Uganda People’s Defence Force during a theater security coop... More
1st Lt. Kristin Belessis, theatre security cooperation
1st Lt. Kristin Belessis, theatre security cooperation team officer in charge with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, conducts a defensive slide during the final soccer match b... More
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives a certificate of completion from Sgt. Nathan Young, a heavy equipment operator and instructor with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Res... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
U.S. Marine Col. Eric Cloutier, commanding officer
U.S. Marine Col. Eric Cloutier, commanding officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, meets with Marines and members of the Uganda Peo... More
A warden from the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UWA)
A warden from the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UWA) describes developing security capabilities in the protection of one of Uganda’s conservations areas during the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-H... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force Soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
Secretary of State meets Marines in Africa
Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit pose for a picture with the Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, during her visit to the Kampala, U... More
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba with the Uganda People's
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba with the Uganda People's Defence Force speaks to the recent UPDF graduates and personnel with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa during a theatre secur... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Carpio, Special Purpose
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Carpio, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 1312, coaches a Uganda People's Defense Force soldier on fundamental marksmanship practices March 7, 2013, at Singo military tr... More
A warden from the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UWA)
A warden from the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (UWA) reads a list of topics covered during the graduation ceremony of the Pilot Senior Leader Program (PSLP) at Kampala, Uganda, March 6, 2020. PSLP was a week-long... More
A soldier with the Uganda People’s Defence Force, rehearses
A soldier with the Uganda People’s Defence Force, rehearses posting security during a simulated patrol with support from U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.... More
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba and 1st Lt. Kristen Belessis
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba and 1st Lt. Kristen Belessis recognize Capt. Bryce Saddoris, Uganda team officer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, for the successful training o... More
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David Furness, speaks to attendees at the 2017 East African Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché Conference in Kampal... More
A soldier with the Uganda People’s Defence Force rehearses
A soldier with the Uganda People’s Defence Force rehearses reconnaissance skills with the supervision of U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces... More
U.S. Sailors and a U.S. Marine with Special Purpose
U.S. Sailors and a U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and a staff member of the Nsambya Babies Home pose for a group photo after receiving a donation of books f... More
161114-N-AJ815-001 KAMPALA, Uganda (Nov. 14, 2016)
161114-N-AJ815-001 KAMPALA, Uganda (Nov. 14, 2016) Task Force Sparta Petty Officer 3rd Class Devyn Lopez, left, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, and Petty Officer 1st Class Keith ... More
Participants of the 29th meeting of the Military Operations
Participants of the 29th meeting of the Military Operations Coordination Committee gather for a group photo in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 28, 2020. The meeting, hosted by the Government of Uganda, enabled partici... More
Conceptual view of St. Kizito and rain harvesting system
Conceptual view of St. Kizito and rain harvesting system improvements. The conceptual drawing shows improvements completed during the June 2013 trip and future plans to increase the storage capacity at the school.
U.S. Marine Col. Eric Cloutier, commanding officer
U.S. Marine Col. Eric Cloutier, commanding officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, meets with Marines and members of the Uganda Peo... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and soldiers with the Ugandan Protection Defense Force pose for a photo during a thea... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), arrives in Kampala, Uganda, March 21, 2019. Craig visited Uganda as part of a regular tour of the CJT... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aleksy Podluszkiy, Special
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aleksy Podluszkiy, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 1312, coaches a Uganda People's Defense Force soldier on fundamental marksmanship practices March 7, 2013, at UPDF Si... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advise members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force on patrolling during a theater se... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stands at attention during a pass in review of Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kampala, Uga... More
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives a certificate of completion during a theatre security cooperation graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 28, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and sailors trai... More
Retired Sgt. Maj. David E. Leister, Operations Integrator
Retired Sgt. Maj. David E. Leister, Operations Integrator to United States Africa Command of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency with Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization, discusses his organizations sup... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force Soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David Furness, speaks at the 2017 East African Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché Conference in Kampala, Uganda, Oc... More
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advises members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force in civil engineering during a t... More
A member of the Uganda People’s Defence Force demonstrates
A member of the Uganda People’s Defence Force demonstrates the water filtration system to U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Afr... More
Wardens from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) lead
Wardens from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) lead a discussion about the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa 411th Civil Affairs (CA) Pilot Senior Leader Program (PSLP) during the graduation ceremony a... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force Soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa members gather
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa members gather for the 2017 East African Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché Conference in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss regional issues of East Africa and address thr... More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Cummings, a 403rd Civil
U.S. Army Master Sgt. James Cummings, a 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), assists African coalition partners during a navigation class in Kam... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, center, attends the 29th meeting of the Military Operations Coordination Committee, in Kampala, Uganda, Ja... More
Key leaders with the Uganda People’s Defence Force
Key leaders with the Uganda People’s Defence Force and personnel with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa pose for a photo during the dedication ceremony of Forward Observation B... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aleksy Podluszkiy, Special
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aleksy Podluszkiy, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 1312, coaches a Uganda People's Defense Force soldier on fundamental marksmanship practices March 7, 2013, at UPDF Si... More
Students draw water from the large underground tank
Students draw water from the large underground tank at St. Kizito for use at the school using 20 liter Jerry Cans. Improvements to the St. Kizito rain harvesting system will provide an additional 2.9 million li... More
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David Furness, speaks to attendees at the 2017 East African Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché Conference in Kampal... More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chad Houllis, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Chad Houllis, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) countering improvised explosive devices (C-IED) branch, presented a C-IED threat mitigation in Somalia presentation during the 2017 East African Senio... More
Father Francis, the teams contact in Uganda, found
Father Francis, the teams contact in Uganda, found a small truck to retrieve the supplies. With three people in the trucks cab and the bed filled with PVC pipe and gutters for the clinic and school, the team wa... More
Jim Goedert, EWB-NE Professional, Dwight Hanson, EWB-NE-P
Jim Goedert, EWB-NE Professional, Dwight Hanson, EWB-NE-P President, and Ben Pavlik, EWB-NE Student, install the modified first flush piping. on St. John’s Clinic. The first flush system is a vertical pipe into... More
A Uganda People's Defence Force soldier receives a
A Uganda People's Defence Force soldier receives a certificate of completion during a theatre security graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 28, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and sailors trained with their part... More
A soldier with the Uganda People’s Defence Force rehearses
A soldier with the Uganda People’s Defence Force rehearses proper operation of heavy equipment with support from U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marin... More
Representatives from several countries and organizations
Representatives from several countries and organizations attend the 29th meeting of the Military Operations Coordination Committee, in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 28, 2020. The meeting, hosted by the Government of U... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), returns a salute to Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kampala, Uganda, March 22, 2019. Craig ... More
Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, cars and vans all
Pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, cars and vans all jockey for position on crowded paved streets with no lanes. “Traffic was chaos; motorcycle taxis carried men talking on cell phones and women wearing skirts... More
Students thank EWB-NE team member Jennifer Davis for
Students thank EWB-NE team member Jennifer Davis for the team's efforts. Following construction, the St. Kizito students took part in a celebration dance.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, front right, commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, front right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), poses for a group photo with joint personnel from the U.S. Department of Defense and off... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advise members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force in civil engineering during a the... More
U.S. Army Capt. William Johnson, 411th Civil Affairs
U.S. Army Capt. William Johnson, 411th Civil Affairs (CA) Battalion team chief, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), describes the week-long Pilot Senior Leader Program (PSLP) to guests during t... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aleksy Podluszkiy, Special
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aleksy Podluszkiy, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 1312, coaches a Uganda People's Defense Force soldier on fundamental marksmanship practices March 7, 2013, at UPDF Si... More
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member salutes
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member salutes the UPDF leadership and U.S. Marine instructors during a theatre security graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 28, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and sailo... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general,
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), performs an inspection during a pass in review of Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kampala, ... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, advise members of the Uganda People’s Defence Force in civil engineering during a the... More