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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
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.
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 ...
As of 2022, the wing had forward deployed units in six locations in West and East Africa. [2] Its command staff is also exercised command of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
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
[1] [3] [4] As of March 2022, the Third Air Force is USAFE-AFAFRICA's sole numbered air force, with the 17 EAF having been inactivated in July 2018. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Seventeenth Air Force housed the traditional A-staff and special staff functions which are responsible for developing strategy and plans to execute air and space operations in support ...
The 65th Air Base Group is a group of the United States Air Force based at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.. The group provides base and en route support for the U.S. Department of Defense, allied nations and other authorized aircraft in transit, including those from the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Colombia, Germany, Venezuela and Great Britain.