28 June 2023 Service Members Deliver Supplies to Local Djiboutian School DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (June 28, 2023) U.S. service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, repaired desks and delivered picnic tables in support of a renovation project led by the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion at a primary school in Ali Oune, Djibouti, June 7...
08 June 2023 VMM-364 (REIN) Memorializes Marines Lost One Year Ago while Deployed to Djibouti Marines and Sailors assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor (VMM) Squadron 364 'Purple Foxes' hosted a 5k memorial run across Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 8, 2023, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the MV-22B Osprey crash that killed five Marines in Southern California at 12:25 p.m. on June...
02 June 2023 Service Members Share Culture at CLDJ’s 2023 AAPI Heritage Month Event CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (May 21, 2023) U.S. service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month through a series of speeches and cultural demonstrations, May 21...
26 May 2023 Profiles in Professionalism: Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Gioranah Abellard Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Gioranah Abellard, a Navy Reserve Sailor from Brockton, Massachusetts, has two goals in mind: step outside of her comfort zone and advance her professional career...
25 May 2023 BU NROTC Alums Serve Together 29 Years Later in the Horn of Africa U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Valerie Jackson, class of 1994, and U.S. Navy Capt. Suzanne Krauss, class of 1995, serve together again in Djibouti, Africa, six thousand miles from where they first met at Boston University, Massachusetts...
05 May 2023 Camp Lemonnier Bazaar Connects Djiboutian Artists, Vendors with U.S. Military Members CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (May 8, 2023) – U.S. military members shopped, engaged, and connected with local Djiboutian artists and vendors during Camp Lemonnier’s biannual bazaar, May 6...
03 May 2023 MSRON 8 keeps U.S. Personnel, Assets Safe in Djibouti Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is located at one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, alongside the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which serves as the gateway from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean...
18 April 2023 CLDJ Change of Command Focuses on Success, Continuing Mission CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (April 18, 2023) - Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, the U.S. military's only permanent base in Africa, held a change of command ceremony on April 18...
14 April 2023 CLDJ Annual Iftar Brings Together Deployed Service Members, Local Community Members CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (April 14, 2023) - Camp Lemonnier hosted its' annual Iftar meal for deployed U.S. service members and invited local Djiboutian community members to join the celebration on April 14...
15 March 2023 U.S. Navy Connects with Djiboutian Students, Musicians through Rhythm, Music Music is often referred to as an international language that allows countries, even with different cultures, customs and courtesies, to be able to connect with one another...