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  • 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

  • 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,

  • Keeping up with the conditions: 726th EABS Vehicle Maintenance

    Whether it is a tanker truck fueling aircraft or a forklift transporting cargo, vehicles are a key component to any Air Force mission. In East Africa, harsh weather conditions, rugged terrain and consistent use takes a toll on these vehicles, and when issues arise, it is time to call the mechanics.

  • Chabelley Airfield’s inaugural Veteran’s Day Ceremony

    U.S. Airmen deployed to the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron stand in formation during the first Veteran’s Day Ceremony held at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2019. The 776th EABS Airmen held the inaugural ceremony to honor the service members that preceded them, especially the prior

  • Manda Bay AAFES grand opening

    Airmen assigned to the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron welcomed the first Army and Air Force Exchange Service facility at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 12, 2019.

  • COMUSAFE-AFAFRICA immersion tour

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Scott, right, 1st Combat Communications Squadron landing zone safety officer, briefs Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 23, 2019. During the tour, Harrigian learned

  • Partnership in Niger: U.S. EOD, Air Advisors train FAN

    Airmen assigned to the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron instructed Forces Armées Nigeriennes (Nigerien Armed Forces) personnel during a week-long Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Course, here, Oct. 7-11, 2019.

  • 768th EABS Civil Engineer Flight keeps the lights on

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Guillermo Cajigas, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Power Production and Electrical Systems section lead, secures a new cable for perimeter lighting at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, Oct. 10, 2019. Civil Engineer Airmen are continually upgrading the base’s

  • Faces of the wing: Part III

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Yates, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron air operations noncommissioned officer in charge, poses with a fish he caught at a pier near Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 29, 2019. Yates is responsible for managing incoming and outgoing cargo and passengers between Camp Simba