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  • AB 201 bazaar supports Agadez community

    Local Agadez artisans earned a collective 7.5 million West African Francs (about $13,000) during a general bazaar at Air Base 201, hosted by the 409th Air Expeditionary Group on March 2. As the first bazaar of the year, the event hosted 45 vendors from the community, nearly twice as many who

  • AB 201 honors fallen EOD members with memorial workout

    Members deployed to Air Base 201, Niger, completed the 2024 Explosive Ordnance Disposal 137 Memorial Workout Challenge Feb. 23, 2024, in honor of the 137 EOD members who have lost their lives since the beginning of the war on terrorism.

  • Power Pro keeps AB 201 charged, ready

    The Power Production Airmen of the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's Civil Engineer Flight keep our members "charged up" to deliver secure, reliable and flexible power projection platforms to support U.S. Africa Command's objectives in Niger.

  • U.S. service members at AB 201 build desks for Agadez schoolchildren

    At Air Base 201 in Niger, the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer and Contracting Flights coordinated with the U.S. Army 437th Civil Affairs Battalion to procure supplies to build 60 desks for donation to schoolchildren in the local community near the installation.

  • Wyoming senator visits deployed ANG troops

    U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming visited deployed Wyoming Air National Guard members assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 15, 2024.

  • Deployed Airmen participate in USMC Corporals Course

    For the first time at Camp Lemonnier, U.S. Air Force senior airmen assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group recently participated in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Corporals Course, run by the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 Reinforced, or VMM-261, Jan. 8-26, 2024.

  • 406 AEW command chief visits AB 201

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ted Braxton, 406th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, visited members of the 409th Air Expeditionary Group at Air Base 201, Niger, Jan. 27, 2024.

  • Safe airfield enables flight operations at AB 201

    Like other flightlines around the Air Force, the 409th Air Expeditionary Group's airfield management team conducts routine checks to ensure safe conditions for flight operations, which includes clearing foreign object debris and inspecting airfield lighting for nighttime flights and security.

  • 776th EABS, 82nd ERQS exchange rescue skills

    U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Airmen with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron’s fire department conducted rope rescue training Jan. 30, 2024, at Camp Lemonnier.

  • Flight safety BASHes airfield hazards at AB 201

    The 406th AEW Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH program helps monitor the airfield environment and aircrew understand potential risks prior to flight operations. BASH wildlife surveys monitor and deter animals that could be a threat to aircraft and the airfield environment.