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The Djiboutian authorities consequently asked U.S. officials to relocate the drones to the rarely used Chabelley Airfield. [5] Previously, Chabelley airstrip had been exclusively reserved in case of need for the French military. [6] The U.S. Air Force's 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron operates Predator and Reaper drones from the airfield. [7] [4]
Location ICAO IATA Airport name Civil airports Ali-Sabieh: HDAS: AII: Ali-Sabieh Airport: Assa-Gueyla: HDAG Assa-Gueyla Airport: Chabelley: HDCH Chabelley Airport
Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base, [1] situated next to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti City, and home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). [2] It is the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa.
The Ethio-Djibouti Railways passes through the village. Nearby towns and villages include Ali Sabieh (65 km), Goubetto (15 km), Ali Adde (55 km) and Holhol (29 km).. Some 1.5 miles north of Chabelley is Chabelley Airport, a desert airstrip until recently exclusively reserved in case of need for French military devices. [1]
Ouagadougou Airport [1] since 2007 [1] surveillance of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb over Mali, Mauritania and the Sahara [1] Cameroon: Garoua International Airport, Garoua [2] fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria [2] Chad: N’Djamena [3] since 2014 [4] fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria [4] Djibouti: Chabelley Airport [5] since 2013 [5 ...
[3] [4] [5] On 9 June 2023, the wing was inactivated during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, with its components becoming part of the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, which was activated at Ramstein the same day. [6] Among the missions conducted or supported by the unit were medical evacuation, logistics support, ISR and aerial refueling.
Location of RAF Akrotiri within the Western Sovereign Base Area. In late 1956, relations between the United Kingdom and Egypt had reached a crisis. The Suez Crisis saw a further increase in the strength of RAF forces in Cyprus. Akrotiri was mainly an airfield for fighter, photo reconnaissance, and ground attack aircraft.
The Dhekelia Airfield is a British military airfield located in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area (ESBA) of Dhekelia, on the island of Cyprus. It is part of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory established in 1960. [1] [2]