General William "Kip" Ward (right) Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta (center) and Rear Admiral Phillip H. Greene stand at attention 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.