Sept. 12, 2022

Kentucky Guard signal leaders swap knowledge, build relationships with counterparts in partner nation Djibouti

DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti — Although the early-morning sun was still low in the sky, temperatures were already hovering near 100 degrees, as a small group of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders made their way in utility vehicles across the rugged, barren terrain of sunbaked Djibouti, a small country in East Africa.

Feb. 7, 2022

Djibouti, U.S. strengthen partnership through medical knowledge exchange

DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti — More than 40 U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and the Djiboutian Gendarmerie came together for a medical knowledge exchange of casualty care practices at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17- 20, 2022.

Sept. 8, 2021

Kentucky Guard Engineers conduct Djibouti State Partnership training

DJIBOUTI — For over 25 years, through SPP, the National Guard has conducted military-to-military engagements in support of defense security goals, and leverages whole-of-society relationships and capabilities to facilitate broader interagency and corollary engagements; spanning military, government, and economic and social spheres. Kentucky maintains state partnerships with Djibouti and Ecuador.

Sept. 3, 2020

U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs, Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock

ALI OUNE, Djibouti — Deployed U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Soldiers from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, August 30, 2020. In partnership with the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the 443rd CA BA was able to assist the veterinarian for Damerjog, Djibouti, in providing livestock care for the people of the remote Djiboutian desert village, which is roughly 15 miles from Camp Lemonnier.

July 6, 2020

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), delivered approximately $9,400 worth of hospital beds to the Djibouti Ministry of Health during a ceremony at the Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25.

May 4, 2020

Kentucky Guard maintains SPP ties despite COVID-19

FRANKFURT, Ky. — The Kentucky National Guard intends to maintain close contact with Djibouti and Ecuador to build on their strategic relationship during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Both of the Kentucky Guard’s partners in the State Partnership Program (SPP) have been fighting the same virus. This has truly been a global pandemic. The job of maintaining those