have been used to help counter China’s expanding influence in Africa. Though China’s involvement in Africa has generally been economic, the establishment of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti in 2017, coupled with recent news of China’s plans to build its firstAtl...
The Army said it sees the cancellation of the FARA program as an adjustment to technological advancements and the changing character of warfare.
1,2 However, the suicide rate among the active duty US military has increased in the last decade, almost doubling in the Army and Marines Corps.3 Research on the potential effect of deployments to Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) is limited. Department of ...
USCG’s Sentinel-class cutter USCGC Glen Harris sails near a US sail drone explorer during the IMX/CE 2022. Credit: US Army, photo by Cpl. DeAndre Dawkins. The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) hasannounced the beginning of International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2023in Bahrain’s c...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China formally opened its first overseas military base on Tuesday with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same day as the People's Liberation Army marks its 90th birthday, state media said. Djibouti's position on the northwestern edge...
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti — While the eyes of the world are on Ukraine, the U.S. is also keeping focused on hidden conflicts against jihadists in Africa, where at least 18 different terrorist organizations are operating. Thousands of Americans are stationed at Camp Lemonnier in the Horn ...
Much has changed since the 1920 amendment to the National Defense Act reorganized the United States Army. The U.S. Cavalry that fought in the Indian Wars has faded into history, those who protested for promised pay in post-World War I have died out, and the soldiers of the Greatest Genera...
Only one base lies in the far south of the continent, a CSL in Botswana's capital, Gaborone, that is run by the Army. To its north, CSL Entebbe in Uganda has long been an important air base for American forces in Africa, serving as a hub for surveillance aircraft. It also proved in...
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benign power compared with the US, China has in recent years moved to dramatically upgrade and expand its military capabilities, which it often showcases in its own neighbourhood. In 2017, the People’s Liberation Army built its first overseas military base in Djibouti, near the Strait of ...