From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri Jul 31 2009 - 19:23:01 EDT
Defence Professionals
U.S. Military Harbor in Djibouti Receives New Security Force
08:03 GMT, July 31, 2009
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (NNS) -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30
celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti.
Officials from United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Combined Joint
Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the Djiboutian government and
U.S. and Djiboutian military personnel attended the ceremony at Port de
Djibouti.
AFRICOM Commander Gen. William 'Kip' Ward, CJTF-HOA Commander Rear Adm.
Tony Kurta, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti Eric Wong
and Camp Lemonier's Commanding Officer Capt. William Finn were in
attendance to witness the historic step toward enhancing the security
operations for the port.
The new harbor security force was established after many months of
coordination between the U.S. Navy's Camp Lemonier leadership and the
Djiboutian Navy. The establishment of the harbor security force will
enable increased capabilities to protect maritime vessels transiting
through the port in addition to providing training and operational
opportunities between U.S. and Djiboutian personnel.
The harbor security force will consist of personnel from other U.S. Navy
installations throughout the Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia region. The
diverse group of harbor security professionals will ensure the port is
and will stay a secure environment for conducting maritime operations.
Finn said this diverse group of harbor security professionals will
ensure the port is and will stay a secure environment to conduct
maritime operations.
"I am honored to recognize and commemorate the efforts made between U.S.
and Djiboutian forces in support of our harbor security force," said
Finn. "Working together to compliment each other's capabilities, we have
increased our ability to protect our ships as well as provide training
and operational opportunities between U.S. and Djiboutian personnel. I
sincerely appreciate the great support from our Djiboutian hosts."
Camp Lemonier, Djibouti is located in the Horn of Africa and is the only
U.S. military infrastructure located in Africa to provide a base of
operations for support services. The camp has approximately 2,500 U.S.,
joint and allied military forces, civilian personnel, Department of
Defense contractors and 1,200 local and third country nation workers.
The camp is the primary base of operations for U.S. Africa Command in
the Horn of Africa and supports more than 23 tenant commands, including
Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; U.S. Army 218th
Field Artillery Regiment; and naval mobile construction battalion
detachments.
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