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3,150 metres (10,335 ft) Asphalt. Airfield shared with Djibouti–Ambouli International 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 ...
The 449th Air Expeditionary Group (449 AEG) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force supporting United States Africa Command. It is stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. It flies missions for Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, supporting varied U.S. objectives in the area.
On 25 June 2011, U.S. Predator drones attacked a Shabaab training camp south of Kismayo. Ibrahim al-Afghani, a senior al Shabaab leader was rumored to be killed in the strike. [69] On 6 September 2011, a U.S. drone struck a large Al-Shabaab base, killing 35 militants. [citation needed] A drone strike on 17 September killed 17 militants ...
KBR Selected to Execute Base Operations Support Services at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KBR (NYS: KBR) announced it was awarded the Djibouti Base Operation Support ...
The presence of a Chinese base in close proximity to a US base has created geopolitical tensions. The United States had blocked a Russian base in 2014 [citation needed] and started a US$1 billion upgrade of Camp Lemonnier [citation needed]. US government officials were "blindsided" by Djibouti's approval of a Chinese base just two years later. [4]
KBR Awarded Major Flight Line Upgrades Contract at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KBR (NYS: KBR) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary KBR Federal Services was ...
US Ambassador to Djibouti Tom Kelly likewise indicated that, after asking for further improvements in aviation, progress was being registered at the airport. U.S. Navy Captain Kevin Bertelsen, the commanding officer at Camp Lemonnier, described work at the air base as challenging, but similarly indicated that conditions there had been ameliorated.
In May 2014 it was activated when crews and planes of the 317th Airlift Group deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The squadron supported Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. The unit mission included medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations.