406th AEW News and Articles

Dec. 24, 2019
SecAF visits service members deployed to Nigerien Air Base 201

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett traveled to Agadez, Niger, to meet and thank personnel deployed to Nigerien Air Base 201 during the holidays, Dec. 21-22.
Dec. 20, 2019
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team hosts first ever dental hygiene course in Tsakatalam Village

For the youth in the Agadez region of Niger, good dental hygiene habits are unknown practices. To combat this, Soldiers and Airmen partnered with local health professionals and dignitaries to teach Nigerien children the importance of oral health.
Dec. 19, 2019
819th Expeditionary RED HORSE construction at Nigerien Air Base 201

The 819th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer team stands in formation at the construction site of a new hangar at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Dec. 16, 2019. In Niger, deployed RED HORSE teams are continually improving base infrastructure and building
Dec. 16, 2019
U.S. service members deployed to Nigerien Air Base 201 build classroom for local students

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
Dec. 13, 2019
Brig. Gen. Jolly visits Nigerien Air Base 201

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald Jolly, left, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa director of logistics, engineering and force protection, speaks with Col. Jonathan Creer, 409th Air Expeditionary Group commander, at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Dec. 11, 2019. During his visit to
Dec. 11, 2019
Defenders of Nigerien AB 201: the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron

The 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron’s Raptor 1 and 2 pose for a photo during their perimeter patrol at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, Dec. 9, 2019. The 409th ESFS vigilantly defend the base and its assets through constant patrols, vehicle inspections and the vetting of all
Dec. 11, 2019
Funding the future: 726th EABS Finance and Contracting

Last fiscal year, the 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron’s Finance and Contracting Airmen executed more than $22 million, sustaining and building U.S. Air Force missions at three locations across East Africa.
Dec. 4, 2019
Archbishop of U.S. Military Services visits Airmen at Air Base 101

The Archbishop of U.S. Military Services, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, visited U.S. and Italian armed forces members at Nigerien Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger, Nov. 3, 2019.
Nov. 23, 2019
Feeding the fight: The 776th EABS Services team

The 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Services team sustains the mission at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, by feeding, housing and providing entertainment to the men and women working on the installation and supporting the U.S. Air Force’s African partners in their efforts to prevent
Nov. 21, 2019
AMMO assembles munitions at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti

U.S. Air Force munitions crew chiefs assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron use a forklift to transfer munitions parts during a bomb build at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2019. The 726th EABS Munitions Systems Airmen build, inspect and store all munitions at the airfield,