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U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Archie Smith gives a command to a troop formation before the start of the change of command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 5, 2009. Army Gen. William Ward, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, presided over the ceremony, in which Navy Rear Adm. Anthony M. Kurta assumed command from Adm. Phillip H. Greene.

DJIBOUTI FORMATION

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Archie Smith gives a command to a troop formation before the start of the change of command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 5, 2009. Army Gen. William Ward, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, presided over the ceremony, in which Navy Rear Adm. Anthony M. Kurta assumed command from Adm. Phillip H. Greene.

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