U.S. service members deployed to Nigerien Air Base 201 build classroom for local students Published Dec. 16, 2019 By Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III 435th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger -- School children stand outside an older classroom in the village of Tadress, Niger, Dec. 12, 2019. Coordinated by members of the U.S. Army 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion CAT 219, Airmen deployed to the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight, Nigerien Air Base 201, constructed a new classroom for the students. In Niger, a teacher is only assigned to a class if there is a building to teach in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)