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I was assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa for one year. I lived in a tent for a few months, then upgraded twice to Containerized Living Units. There is a good dining facility, a gym, and a 5 mile dirt trail for running or bicycling. There are several coalition officers working there, so I studied some foreign language skills as well (Swahili, Arabic, and French). Now I pick up a few lines from the Kenyans in "Snows of Kilimanjaro".
Arriving in Camp Lemonier
Arriving in Camp Lemonier		 Change of Command
Change of Command		 Grand Bara Desert Run
gallery: Grand Bara Desert Run 		On The Ropes at the Fifth French Marines
On The Ropes at the Fifth French Marines
Lake Assal
Lake Assal		 Dinner at Mekdem's House
Dinner at Mekdem's House		 The TSC Office in December, 2007
The TSC Office in December, 2007		 The TSC Office in June, 2007: Farewell Lunch for Ryan Nichols at Kempinski
The TSC Office in June, 2007: Farewell Lunch for Ryan Nichols at Kempinski
Welcome to Camp Lemonier
Welcome to Camp Lemonier		 Leading the Pack at J-5 Racing
Leading the Pack at J-5 Racing		 J-5 Racing
J-5 Racing		 Ali Sabieh Italian Restaurant
Ali Sabieh Italian Restaurant
Indian Restaurant
Indian Restaurant		 Vietnam Restaurant
Vietnam Restaurant		 My Space
My Space		 My Hooch (along the fence)
My Hooch (along the fence)
CLU A241
CLU A241		 Camp Lemonier
Camp Lemonier		 My New Skull Cap
My New Skull Cap		 Officers' Table at the Kempinski BBQ
Officers' Table at the Kempinski BBQ
Some Rowdiness on the Way Back to Camp
Some Rowdiness on the Way Back to Camp		 My Farewell Dinner at Ali Sabieh
My Farewell Dinner at Ali Sabieh		 Storm Damage
Storm Damage		 Tent Fire
Tent Fire
Major Chris Richards (Office Mate)
Major Chris Richards (Office Mate)

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Biswa Brato Pal 24-Apr-2008 06:43
Hi. Jeff. Your pics, I must convey have encouraged me to shift base to Djibouti for job purpose all the way from India.I am an engineer and will land in djibouti probably in 2 months time. If god wills we might meet some day.Anyways would love exclaim once again it been a pleasure seeing u through the net. - Biswa Brato Pal
Tom Briggs 18-Dec-2007 15:48
Jeff ... as a retired Army officer, I want to thank you publicly for your service (even though you're Air Force).
Gail Ward 18-Oct-2007 20:33
Thanks for the Djibouti photos. I'm deploying there in a couple of weeks and it gives me a good idea of what to expect.
JoAnne 02-Mar-2007 20:55
Jeff - It was nice to hear that there are some things about Camp Lemonier that are OK, especially the part about no bullets flying around. I had a brief e-mail from my son on Tues. just saying they had landed and that they had flown over the great pyramids, which he thought was very cool. Hope to hear more from him soon, of course. What a great thing the internet is for all of you to be able to easily keep in touch with those of us at home. I looked at a few more of your photos from your world travels, esp. enjoyed Italy and Sicily, places I've always wanted to visit. I'll check back later in case you post any more pictures of your surroundings. Best wishes to you....
-JoAnne in lovely Toledo, Ohio
JoAnne 27-Feb-2007 18:42
Hi - I've been looking up info. on the internet because my son, a Marine, just left yesterday for Djibouti. Was glad to see your pictures. Thank you for serving our country.
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