Djibouti Air Base No Longer Host to U.S. Drones

Written by Makula Dunbar

From Voice of America

The U.S. military has moved its fleet of drones from a key Horn of Africa air base to a more remote location.

A Pentagon official tells VOA that the unmanned aircraft have been moved from Camp Lemonnier, a U.S. base in Djibouti, to another location in the country.

The official says the new location alleviates traffic issues that resulted from having drones share the same runway with regular base traffic and commercial air traffic. Camp Lemonnier is located at the Djibouti international airport.

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