Dec. 1, 2023 AB 201 trots for turkey on Thanksgiving 2023 U.S. service members held a Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving morning at Air Base 201, Niger, Nov. 23, 2023.
Dec. 1, 2023 Stronger together: CLDJ, CJTF-HOA host Exercise Bull Shark Air Force members from the 449th Air Expeditionary Group participated with sister services and regional allies during Exercise Bull Shark on Nov. 27, 2023.
Nov. 28, 2023 Service members share Thanksgiving meal down range Personnel at Air Base 201 held a traditional American Thanksgiving meal with fellow deployed members away from their families during the holidays.
Nov. 27, 2023 JPRC teaches SERE skills to Djiboutian Coast Guard Leading up to Exercise Bull Shark, a biannual exercise that tests water rescue teams on their ability to extract an injured person from the sea in a hostile environment, members of the U.S. Air Fore Joint Personnel Recovery Center taught Survive, Evade, Resist, and Escape (SERE) skills to members of
Nov. 18, 2023 Veterans Day at Air Base 201 Deployed U.S. service members at Air Base 201 honored veterans of the past and present during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, 2023.
Nov. 15, 2023 USAF supports CJTF-HOA’s Partner Appreciation Day Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hosted Partner Appreciation Day on Nov. 8 to commemorate the beginning of U.S. presence in Djibouti and reaffirm commitment to interoperability between Djibouti and allied nation forces deployed across the Horn of Africa.
Nov. 15, 2023 AB 201 exercises response to vehicle-borne IEDs At AB 201 in Niger, Quick Response Force members and Explosive Ordnance Disposal conducted Vehicle-Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) response training to enhance readiness for countering and mitigating transnational threats and violent extremist organizations in the region.
Nov. 15, 2023 10th EAEF provides AE support to CLDJ The 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight transported patients from Djibouti to other medical centers for additional care Nov. 4, 2023.
Nov. 15, 2023 USAF conducts joint hoist training with EARF, USMC U.S. Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, partnered with U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the East Africa Response Force and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) for routine hoist training using MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Nov. 2, 2023.
Nov. 8, 2023 303rd ERQS returns home U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron boarded a C-5M Super Galaxy at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 29, 2023, for their unit's final redeployment of the cycle.