The Jan. 5 attack on a US-operation airstrip in Kenya killed US Army Spc. Henry Mayfield Jr., along with two American contractors who have yet to be identified. Two more American service members were injured in the attack. Al-Shabab also reportedly spread rumors online that ...
Africa
Across Africa, US troops must rely on a patchwork of solutions for emergency rescue and evacuation.
USAF airmen assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group watch as a C-130J Super Hercules taxis in at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, on Aug. 3, 2019. The C-130 landing marked the next step in airfield evaluations by starting...
Reserve airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing load an aircraft full of equipment and gear with the help of airmen from various units throughout the Air Force, on Sept. 28, 2019, at Patrick AFB, Fla. Courtesy photo via USAF. More...