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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]
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] In September 2013, the airstrip began serving as a temporary hub for U.S. military unmanned aircraft from the nearby Camp Lemonnier Naval Expeditionary Base.
Location ICAO IATA Airport name Civil airports Ali-Sabieh: HDAS: AII: Ali-Sabieh Airport: Assa-Gueyla: HDAG Assa-Gueyla Airport: Chabelley: HDCH Chabelley Airport
The United States Air Force's 435th Air Expeditionary Wing (435 AEW) is an inactive air expeditionary unit assigned to the Third Air Force, last stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
In January 2007, it was announced Camp Lemonnier would be expanded from 97 acres (0.39 km 2) to nearly 500 acres (2.0 km 2). [13] As part of the process of moving Lemonnier from an "expeditionary" base to a long term facility, the camp built a billeting area with rows of Containerized Living Units (CLUs) with concrete sidewalks and gravel roads ...
Also see airport category and list. South Sudan obtained a dedicated ICAO airport code prefix, HJ, in 2021. However, many airports continue to use the HS prefix that is used by Sudan. HJJJ (JUB) – Juba International Airport – Juba; HJMK (MAK) – Malakal Airport – Malakal; HJRB (RBX) – Rumbek Airport – Rumbek
Royal Air Force Upwood or more simply RAF Upwood is a former Royal Air Force station adjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England, in the United Kingdom.. It was a non-flying station which was under the control of the United States Air Force from 1981, and one of three RAF stations in Cambridgeshire used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
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.