Us Bases In Africa Map
This is a list of military installations owned or used by the united states armed forces currently located in the united states and around the world.
Us bases in africa map. The pentagon is looking into reducing or even withdrawing us troops from west africa part of a worldwide redeployment of military forces the new york times. Home to the combined joint task force horn of africa of the us africa command it is the only permanent us military base in africa. Tracey garrett was named as commander of the new usmc component u s. American military bases in africa.
An installation is defined as a military base camp post station yard center homeport facility for any ship or other activity under the jurisdiction of the department of. Africa command s map also shows a contingency location in neighboring tunisia possibly sidi ahmed air base a key regional u s. The base supports operation enduring freedom horn of africa oef hoa and is the centerpiece of a network of around six u s. The united states has a base in ouagadougou burkina faso since 2007.
Additional terms may apply. Droneoutpost that has played an important role in air. Enduring and non enduring bases in africa. The latter air bases are smaller and operate from remote hangars situated within local.
By using this site you. The pentagon defines enduring bases as providing strategic access and use to support united states security interests. The following is a list of bases of the south african air force. The base acts as a hub of a u s spying network in the region with spy planes departing form the base to fly over.
On 1 october 2008 the seventeenth air force was established at ramstein air base germany as the united states air force component of the africa command. Africom and africom is. Camp lemonnier was originally established as garrison for the french foreign legion the base was leased by djibouti to the united states in 2001 along with the right to use the neighboring airport and port facilities. Drone and surveillance bases stretching across the continent.
On 3 december 2008 the u s. Map of air force bases at www af mil za this page was last edited on 7 march 2020 at 18 37 utc. It has escaped nobody s notice that the longest term strategic threat to the united states in africa is not terrorism. Marforaf is a dual mission arrangement for united states marine corps forces europe.
Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license. Marine corps forces africa marforaf in november 2008. The united states africa command usafricom u s. Some defunct facilities are found at category closed military installations of the united states.
China s influence is spreading without widespread military occupation elaborate social research or the self contradictory cultivation of moderate muslims although it is also planning to open a military base in djibouti rather china will let its economic power speak for itself.