General William "Kip" Ward (right), Rear Admiral Phillip H. Greene (second to right), Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta (second to left), and Chief Master Sergeant Martin Klukas salute during the national anthem during the change of command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on Feb. 5. Gen. Ward Commander, U.S. Africa Command, presided over the assumption of command by Rear Admiral Kurta from Rear Admiral Greene. CJTF-HOA's mission is to build security capacity, promote regional cooperation, and protect coalition interests to prevail against extremism.