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The Jianggezhuang Naval Base (Chinese: 姜各庄), also known as Submarine Base No.1(Chinese: 潜艇第一基地), is a Chinese naval base approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea. The base spans a bay 1.2 miles (1.9 km) across, with the main facilities located in the eastern portion of the bay.
The Chinese base is located by the Chinese-operated Port of Doraleh to the west of Djibouti City. To the south of the city are several other foreign military bases, including Camp Lemonnier (United States Navy), [8] Base Aérienne 188 (French Air Force), [9] and the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti. [10] [11]
It is the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa. [3] [4] The camp is operated by U.S. Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia; CJTF-HOA is the most notable tenant command located at the facility as of 2008. Camp Lemonnier was originally established as garrison for the French Foreign Legion. The base was leased by Djibouti to the United ...
The Djiboutian Navy (French: Marine Nationale Djiboutienne, Somali: Ciidanka Badda Jabuuti) is the naval service branch of the Djibouti Armed Forces. It is responsible for securing Djibouti's territorial waters and 314-kilometre (195 mi) seaboard as well as supporting army operations. The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation ...
Jianggezhuang Naval Base; L. Longpo Naval Base This page was last edited on 24 November 2013, at 12:30 (UTC). ...
Chinese authorities believed that the object threatened the security of Qingdao's port, home to Jianggezhuang, a major PLA naval base. Jianggezhuang is the command center of China's North Sea Fleet , home to nuclear attack submarines and the aircraft carrier, Liaoning .
Obock (also Obok, Arabic: أبخ, Hayyú) is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the Northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The town is home to an airstrip and has ferries to Djibouti City.
Djibouti, at the southern outlet of the Red Sea, is located on a wide shipping lane for oil, and as such provides access to the markets of other countries in the Horn of Africa. [ 3 ] Originally designed for 12 annual rotations, the port is now severely overloaded with 28 rotations due to the high demand of oil from Ethiopia , which is forcing ...