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The base is used to support military operations against Boko Haram. [1] [3] Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division were stationed at the base from October 2017. [1]The task force provides security and logistics support for U.S. Africa Command's unmanned aerial vehicles, which gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance of nearby hot spots to help the Cameroonians locate and defeat ...
Cameroonian Air Force Base 301 (Base Aerienne 301 De Garoua) is an airbase of the Cameroonian Air Force located in Garoua, Cameroon. It is adjacent to the United States Army Contingency Location Garoua.
The Cameroon Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air du Cameroun, AdAC) is the air force of Cameroon.The Cameroon Air Force, along with the Cameroon Army, the Cameroon Navy (including the Naval Infantry), the National Gendarmerie, and the Presidential Guard make up the Cameroonian Armed Forces.
Cameroonian Air Force Base 301, Contingency Location Garoua: The base is used to support military operations against Boko Haram. [100] Approximately 200 personnel work at the site. Djibouti: Camp Lemonnier, CSL Chabelley: Camp Lemonnier is the largest U.S. base in Africa with more than 4,000 military personnel. [101] Kenya: Camp Simba
The air force has bases in Garoua, Koutaba, Yaoundé, Douala, and Bamenda. The Cameroonian Air Force was founded in 1960, the year of independence from France. There are under 400 troops in the air force. [1] Cameroon's Air Force has 9 combat-capable aircraft. [1]
Base, location Operation dates Operations Notes Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou Airport [1] since 2007 [1] surveillance of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb over Mali, Mauritania and the Sahara [1] Cameroon: Garoua International Airport, Garoua [2] fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria [2] Chad: N’Djamena [3] since 2014 [4] fight against Boko Haram in ...
Garoua Airport (IATA: GOU, ICAO: FKKR), also known as Garoua International Airport, is an airport serving Garoua, the capital of North Province, Cameroon. The airport is used by both civilian and military aircraft.
Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has approximately 1,285,000 inhabitants in 2020, mostly Fulbe/Fulani people.