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  2. People's Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti - Wikipedia

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    The People's Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti is a military base operated by China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), located in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. It is the PLAN's first overseas military base and was built at a cost of US$590 million. [1] The facility is expected to significantly increase China's power projection in ...

  3. People's Liberation Army Navy - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, China established her first overseas naval base in Djibouti, which provided necessary support for Chinese fleet and troops. China has reportedly begun testing designs for arsenal ships. [147] The Pentagon's name for the Chinese sea based militia is the People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia. Their future role is unknown, but war ...

  4. Camp Lemonnier - Wikipedia

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    09/27. 3,150 metres (10,335 ft) Asphalt. Airfield shared with Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base, [1] situated next to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti City, and home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command ...

  5. People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    Anti-Piracy Operations in Gulf of Aden. The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC), also known as the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps (PLAMC), is the marine force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and one of five major branches of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) responsible for amphibious warfare, expeditionary ...

  6. People's Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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    e. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China. It consists of four services — Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force —and four arms— Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force.

  7. French forces in Djibouti - Wikipedia

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    The French forces in Djibouti (FFDj) (French: Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti, lit. 'The French forces stationed in Djibouti') is a French overseas military base. It constitutes one of the larger French military contingents outside France. The French military has remained present in Djibouti since the territory's independence.

  8. Djiboutian Navy - Wikipedia

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    Naval Ensign. 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 ...

  9. String of Pearls (Indian Ocean) - Wikipedia

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    China has set up a first-ever abroad naval base in Djibouti. China started building the base in February 2016 in Djibouti with an estimated cost of $600 million. it is located in the Horn of Africa at the entrance to the Red Sea on the route to Suez Canal which gives China a strategic advantage. China is pays $20 million a year as rent for the ...