Oct. 25, 2018 U.S. military donates desks, school supplies to Agadez primary school Approximately 300 desks were delivered to Misrata Primary School as part of a donation coordinated by U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 203 at Nigerien Air Base 201 Oct. 23.
Oct. 12, 2018 Tongo Tongo Memorial Challenge The 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and 724th EABS hosted memorial challenges to honor four U.S. Soldiers Oct. 4 at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, and Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger respectively.
Aug. 14, 2018 Nigerien Air Base 201 sharpens community ties U.S. Africa Command continues to work by, with and through their host nation partners to promote peace and stability throughout the African region.The U.S. Army civil affairs team at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, contributes to this mission by reducing the susceptibility of violent extremists in the
Aug. 1, 2018 US doctors save Italian patient hours from death What began as a normal day eventually became an 18-hour sequence of events never to be forgotten.
Aug. 1, 2018 Deployed nations align, save an Italian’s life A worldwide average of 1.2 million people die from vehicle accidents each year. Service members deployed from multiple nations in Northwest Africa collaborated to prevent adding another death to this statistic.
Aug. 1, 2018 US forces set up blood bank, save Italian woman’s life Recently, in the Sahel region of Africa at Nigerien Air Base 101, U.S. service members beat the odds to set up a walking blood bank alongside their Italian, French, and German counterparts to save an Italian civilian’s life. The woman involved in the car accident suffered life-threatening injuries.
July 3, 2018 U.S. Air Force weather team preps for sand storms at Nigerien Air Base 201 Air Base 201 was hit by four sandstorms throughout the last two weeks. A three-man weather team worked around the clock to forecast and notify service members and civilians on base before each storm.
July 2, 2018 Taking an oath, paying it forward His coworkers described him in a few short words: positive, strong, and lively. Friends and family say Senior Airman Pascal Nyowatchon has a smile that’s contagious and a personality that fills a room.