Huge U.S. Base Takes Shape In The Horn Of Africa

Everything From Strike Eagles to Drones at U.S.’ African Hub -- Defense Tech

Wow, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, the Pentagon’s bastion in the Horn of Africa, has grown like crazy. While we’ve all heard it was expanding, I hadn’t seen anything to give a sense of how massive its growth has been, until now.

I hadn’t look at Google Maps satellite pics of the base in a long time, maybe a year, until today. What used to be a fairly modest facility — compared to other expeditionary American air bases– on the south end of Djibouti’s main airport has ballooned into something serious.

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My Comment: Considering this region (and Yemen) is now a hotbed of Al Qaeda and extremist groups, this U.S. presence should not be a surprise.