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In November 2017, a C-2 of the 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron deployed to the base for the first time. [23] In the same month, it was confirmed that the base would be expanded. Currently 12 hectares (30 acres), Japan will lease 3 hectares (7.4 acres) on the eastern side of the SDF base. [24]
Japan Self-Defense Forces. Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti was established in 2009 on a 12 ha site adjacent to the airport; two P-3C aircraft and 180 personnel are stationed here. This is the only JSDF base located outside Japan, and is intended to protect Japanese nationals and ships in the region from terrorism and piracy. [7] Italian ...
The base was leased by Djibouti to the United States in 2002, along with the right to use the neighboring airport and port facilities. The base supports Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (OEF-HOA) and is the centerpiece of a network of around six U.S. drone and surveillance bases stretching across the continent.
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On 27 June 1977, Japan recognized Djibouti as a sovereign state. [2] Diplomatic ties between Djibouti and Japan were established in 1978. [3] Around a decade later, in 1989, the Djiboutian government established an embassy in Tokyo. [1] The Japanese government, on the other hand, established an embassy in Djibouti City in 2009. [1]
The Chinese base is located by the Chinese-operated Port of Doraleh to the west of Djibouti City. To the south of the city are several other foreign military bases, including Camp Lemonnier (United States Navy), [8] Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force), [9] and the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti. [10] [11]
Location ICAO IATA Airport name Civil airports Ali-Sabieh: HDAS: AII: Ali-Sabieh Airport: Assa-Gueyla: HDAG Assa-Gueyla Airport: Chabelley: HDCH Chabelley Airport
After the end of World War II, from September 1945 the base was used by the United States Air Force as "Kisarazu Air Base". In 1956, the base was officially transferred to the control of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and was used as a training base; although USAF units remained on the base in a tenant capacity until transferred to Tachikawa Air Base in 1961.