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Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
April 13, 2018
And most interestingly, the Chinese base that opened last August sits merely eight miles away from Camp Lemonnier, where more than 4,000 American personnel are stationed for the Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The development marks the first time the two superpowers andÃâà...
NavyTimes.com
April 13, 2018
The senior Morton, who serves as the command master chief of Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, flew out to the ship to surprise his son while the junior Morton caught up on rest after working the previous night shift, a Navy release said. “It's a great experience for me to be able to see him,” the CMC said.
Newsweek
April 6, 2018
The first occurred on Tuesday, when a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jet crashed just after taking off from Camp Lemonnier at Djibouti's Ambouli International Airport. The pilot ejected to safety. Later that day, a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went down near El Centro, California, killing fourÃâà...
NBCNews.com
April 5, 2018
The pilot ejected and is in stable condition at Camp Lemonnier, the U.S. Naval Expeditionary Base there. On Wednesday, a CH-53 helicopter suffered structural damage during a landing in Arta Beach. No one was injured, according to Cmdr. Bill Urban, spokesperson for U.S. Naval Forces CentralÃâà...
The Aviationist (blog)
April 4, 2018
Camp Lemonnier is a U.S. expeditionary base located in Djibouti, Africa. The Harrier aircraft that went down was attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The accident occurred during takeoff from Djibouti Ambouli International Airport just after 4 p.m. local time, according to a statement from the U.S.Ãâà...
The Drive
April 3, 2018
"Doctors said the pilot was in stable condition while being evaluated at Camp Lemonnier's expeditionary medical facility," the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which also acts as the top naval command in the Middle East, or Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), said in a statement to USNI News. "There areÃâà...
News24
March 13, 2018
The second stop on Tillerson's African roundtrip was the small Horn of Africa state of Djibouti where the Americans have had a permanent base – 'Camp Lemonnier' – since 2001. Situated close to Somalia, Yemen and the Indian Ocean, the base has been a crucial fulcrum for the US global war on terror.
Quartz
March 10, 2018
On the days before and after US secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarked on his first official trip to Africa, one issue has risen as the main concern among American officials: China's ascendant role in the African continent. Testifying in front of the US armed services committee on Mar. 6, the top US generalÃâà...
International Policy Digest
March 5, 2018
This number is far from the common claim of having only one military base in Africa, Camp Lemonnier, in Djibouti, acquired from France following the September 11 attacks, in an effort to combat terrorism in the region. While Camp Lemonnier has the capacity of 4,000 military personnel, the number ofÃâà...
Washington Examiner
December 31, 1999
“Our message is for countries to consider carefully what the terms of those agreements are, and not forfeit any elements of your sovereignty as you enter into such arrangements with China,” Tillerson said Thursday at Camp Lemonnier, a key U.S. base in Djibouti. Djibouti's debt to China is $1.2 billion, whichÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
The only permanent American installation on the continent is Camp Lemonnier, a sprawling base of 4,000 United States service members and civilians in Djibouti that serves as a hub for counterterrorism operations and training. The recent deaths of four American soldiers in Niger focused attention on theÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
For U.S. Africa Command, perhaps no situation is as concerning as the one in Djibouti, home to Camp Lemonnier, the only permanent U.S. military installation on the African continent and a hub for U.S. counterterror operations. Gen. Waldhauser described the Chinese military base at Doraleh as, “rightÃâà...
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