Horn of Africa, Red Sea

Who's here:

Army

Elements of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa
10th Mountain Division
478th Civil Affairs Division
About 1,700 troops

Navy

In the Red Sea
Boise
Los Angeles class attack submarine (SSN 764)
112 sailors
Homeport: Norfolk, Va.

Toledo
Los Angeles class attack submarine (SSN 769)
112 sailors
Homeport: Groton, Conn.

San Juan
Los Angeles class attack submarine (SSN 751)
112 sailors
Homeport: Groton, Conn.

ClevelandLPD 7 Portland (part of Amphibious Task Force East)
358 sailors
Anchorage-class dock landing ship (LSD 37)
Deployed: Jan. 12
Homeport: Little Creek Amphibious Naval Base, Va.

Marine Corps

Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa
(Headquartered aboard amphibious command ship Mount Whitney)
400 troops from all branches in task force command element
Mission: Cut off terrorists using the Horn of Africa as a regional transit point. The Horn of Africa and neighboring Yemen, Kenya and Sudan have been cited as security concerns by the United States.
Task force commander: Maj. Gen. John Sattler, commander of 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Arrived off the Horn: about Dec. 14

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