Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti Living in a water-scarce environment is a reality for millions of people around the globe, including in Djibouti, where the average annual rainfall is 4.7 inches. . Keep in mind that your assignment to quarters may require some flexibility since personnel are rotating on a nearly continuous basis. Outside the rainy season, water is hard to come by out here.. . Al Shabaab certainly remains a real threat, both inside Somalia and in neighboring countries. US embassy staff in Sudan evacuated in 'fast and clean' operation - MSN Officials sent home some 170 service members and others who were at high risk from the disease, such as those with existing medical conditions, or who were nearing the end of their deployments, CJTF-HOA spokesman Capt. Army National Guard Col. Jim Tierney, the 1st FORT BLISS, Texas - A thousand New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed two months of training at Fort Bliss and are heading to assignments in the Horn of Africa for 10 months.Known as Task NEW YORK Almost 1,400 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying to East Africa and Kuwait in the largest mobilization of New York National Guard forces in more than a decade.Two hundred CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti. In Chabelley Village, the well-needed repairs ensure a stable water supply. Linens are provided by billeting when you check in and can be exchanged weekly. We are here to fix a drinking water supply pipe, said 1st Lt. James Fortson, construction management officer, 712th ESC. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa engineers, including Soldiers from the 712th Engineer Support Company, worked alongside villagers to restore the villages source of drinking water. Navy), Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Niglio dumps trash, as part of one of many additional cleaning teams tasked as a countermeasure to contain the spread of the coronavirus at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 6, 2020. The increased number of aircraft at Camp Lemonnier also comes just three days after U.S. Africa Command announced the establishment of Joint Task Force-Quartz (JTF-Q) to support these redeployments out of Somalia, a mission that is now known as Operation Octave Quartz. A boy bathes himself with a jug of water at a migrant camp in Del Rio, Texas. US embassy staff evacuated from Sudan by special forces Just one day after the squadron reached full operational capability in late October, a coup broke out in Sudan, about 760 miles from Djibouti about the distance from New York City to Milwaukee.