US Army General William "Kip" Ward, Commander, US Africa Command, speaks during the change of command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on February 5, 2009. General Ward presided over the change of command of CJTF-HOA by Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta from Rear Admiral Phillip H. Greene. CJTF-HOA's mission is to build security capacity, promote regional cooperation, and protect coalition interests to prevail against extremism.