military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks. Niger's ruling junta in April ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 ...
MERSIN, Turkey — Niger has become the first foreign customer of theHurkus trainer aircraft, produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries. Turkey’s Directorate of Communications said Nov. 19 on its website that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his counterpart in Niger, Mohamed Ba...
(Niger Air Force) to enhance its air mobility capabilities. During a handover and dedication ceremony for a new C-130 hangar funded by the US State Department at the Niger Air Force's Base Aerienne 201 Agadez on January 22, it was confirmed that Niger had recently purchased two Hercules ...
The ambush occurred in a remote area along Niger’s border with Mali. Nigerien troops had the lead on the ground and a day later found the remains of Sgt. La David Johnson, 25, in the vicinity of the firefight. Johnson had gone missing in the immediate aftermath of the firefight. A la...
This is the second mishap in the U.S. drone fleet in Niger in the past year. In February 2020, an MQ-1C Gray Eagle had crashed after a mechanical malfunction. AFRICOM’s spokesman, Air Force Colonel Christopher Karns, said in a statement to Military Times, “The aircraft experienced a...
Before a coup in Niger in July 2023 led to the demand that American troops leave the country, the U.S. used two Niger airbases to fly drones on counterterrorism missions in the Sahel region of Africa.
A new Hulu documentary uses official documents, harrowing footage, and firsthand testimonials to correct the record on a 2017 mission gone wrong in Niger TV & Movies By Nick Schager The Fort Bragg Murders At least 44 Fort Bragg soldiers died stateside in 2020 — several of them were homicides...
Special Operations Task Force. Yet, it has supported the French missions with intelligence, drones, and air refueling. Nevertheless,the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SEATF-AF) recently coordinated for the delivery of 16 Mamba Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)to the Niger ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook United States Army (redirected fromUS Soldiers) Thesaurus Related to US Soldiers:US Army ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to ...
U.S. Special Operations Command advocated for a light-attack capability as essential to its operations during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill, though the Air Force's recent decisions hint the service may not be as eager.