Marine Corps Capt. Richard Sierra, right, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Aide-de-Camp, reads the order promoting Brig. Gen. David Furness, left, Commanding General of CJTF-HOA, to the rank of major general at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 24, 2018. As the commander, Furness oversees the command's efforts in countering violent extremism in East Africa, fostering regional security cooperation, strengthening partner nation defense capability, and building and maintaining strategic access in the region.

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