Protecting Americas interest in Djibouti, Africa.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) and Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, both deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), depart a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, CJTF-HOA, during an emergency deployment response exer-cise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 1, 2019. The EARF provides a broad range of rapidly de-ployable military capabilities to protect American interests on the African continent should any threat arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)