Saturday, August 10, 2019

A U.S. Air Force Base In Niger Just Got Bigger

A general overview of the main facilities at the new US air base in Agadez as of July 2019. The three existing hangars and the new construction next to them are visible just below the runway. Google Earth

Warzone/The Drive: The Air Force's New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens

Satellite imagery shows work on a new hangar with a separate apron and taxiway as the base gets set to open for flying operations later this year.

Satellite imagery shows the U.S. military is building a new approximately 20,800-square foot hangar along with its own 100,000-square foot apron and associated taxiway at its new air base outside of the city of Agadez in central Niger. The American facilities in Agadez, which will form an important regional hub for U.S. military operations in Northwest Africa, have been actively under construction since 2016. The new runway, while complete, isn't slated to open for actual operations until some time this fall.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Islamicists are like fish swimming a sea of Muslims.

Jb said...

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Jb said...

You will have to learn the evil way