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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
From left, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Robert Schmidt, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) senior enlisted leader of operations planning, British Army Col. Hugh Baker, the CJTF-HOA director of strategy and plans, British Royal Air Force Squad Leader, CH-47 Detachment commander, British Royal Navy Cmdr. Colin Kiernan, Operation NEWCOMBE commander, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Heath Abraham, the CJTF-HOA deputy director of operations, are photographed with a CH-47 Chinook in Gao, Mali, March 30, 2021. The CH-47 detachment discussed common weather restrictions both forces encounter in Africa including sandstorms and floods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)