List of United States drone bases

This is a List of United States drone bases, containing military bases from which the United States operates unmanned aerial vehicles.

Abroad

Country Base, location Operation

dates

 Operations Notes
Afghanistan Kandahar International Airport
Afghanistan Forward Operating Base Chapman, Khost[1] CIA facility[1]
Afghanistan Jalalabad Airport[1] CIA-operated drones[1]
Afghanistan Bagram Airfield[1] CIA-operated drones[1]
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Airport[2] since 2007[2] surveillance over Mali, Mauritania and the Sahara[2]
Cameroon Garoua[3] fight against Boko Haram[3]
Chad N’Djamena[4] since 2014[5] fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria[5]
Djibouti Chabelley Airport[6] since 2013[6]
Djibouti Camp Lemonnier[7] 2010[7]-2013[6] bombing Somalia and Yemen[7] operations moved to Chabelley over public safety concerns[6]
Ethiopia Arba Minch Airport[8] 2011-2016 bombing Al Qaeda in East Africa[8]
Italy Naval Air Station Sigonella[9] since 2016[9] bombing Libya and other countries in North Africa[9]
Kuwait Ali Al Salem Air Base[10] bombing Islamic groups in Iraq[10]
Mauritania Nouakchott[2] until 2008[2] operations ended after the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état[2]
Niger Mano Dayak International Airport, Agadez[11] since 2014[11]
Niger Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey since 2013[11]
Pakistan Shamsi Airfield, Balochistan province[12] until 2011[12] bombing of militants in the tribal areas of Pakistan[12] CIA ordered to leave after killing of Pakistani soldiers[12]
Philippines since 2012[13] bombing rebels in Southern Philippines[13]
Qatar Al Udeid Air Base[10] bombing Islamic groups in Iraq[10]
Saudi Arabia unknown; location in the desert in the south of Saudi Arabia suggested.[14] since 2011[14] bombing rebels in Yemen[15] secret CIA base[15]
Seychelles United States drone base in Seychelles,

Seychelles International Airport

 since 2009 surveillance missions over Somalia
Somalia Kismayo Airport[16] intelligence and counterterrorism[16] operated by the Joint Special Operations Command[16]
Turkey Incirlik Air Base, Adana[17] bombing ISIS and other groups in Syria[18]
United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Air Base[10] bombing Islamic groups in Iraq[10]
Uzbekistan Karshi-Khanabad Air Base until 2005[19] CIA facility evicted by the Uzbek government[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The End of Drone War?". The American Conservative. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whitlock, Craig (2012-06-13). "U.S. expands secret intelligence operations in Africa". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  3. 1 2 "Can the US' new drone base in Cameroon help fight Boko Haram?". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  4. ↑ The Editorial Board (2014-05-30). "Dealing With Boko Haram". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  5. 1 2 Londoño, Ernesto (2014-05-21). "U.S. deploys 80 troops to Chad to help find kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Whitlock, Craig; Miller, Greg (2013-09-24). "U.S. moves drone fleet from Camp Lemonnier to ease Djibouti’s safety concerns". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  7. 1 2 3 Whitlock, Craig (2012-10-25). "Remote U.S. base at core of secret operations". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  8. 1 2 Whitlock, Craig (2011-10-27). "U.S. drone base in Ethiopia is operational". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  9. 1 2 3 Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (2016-02-22). "Italy to allow US drones to fly out of Sicily air base for attacks on Isis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whitlock, Craig (2014-08-25). "U.S. relies on Persian Gulf bases for airstrikes in Iraq". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  11. 1 2 3 Whitlock, Craig (2014-08-31). "Pentagon set to open second drone base in Niger as it expands operations in Africa". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Masood, Salman (2011-12-11). "C.I.A. Leaves Pakistan Base Used for Drone Strikes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  13. 1 2 "Deadly Drone Strike on Muslims in the Southern Philippines". The Brookings Institution. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  14. 1 2 "Is This the Secret U.S. Drone Base in Saudi Arabia?". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  15. 1 2 "CIA operating drone base in Saudi Arabia, US media reveal - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  16. 1 2 3 "Exclusive: U.S. Operates Drones From Secret Bases in Somalia". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  17. ↑ "US Drone Crashes in Turkey". Defense News. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  18. ↑ "U.S. begins armed drone flights out of Incirlik Air Base in Turkey". CBS News. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  19. 1 2 "US seeks new bases for drones targeting al-Qaida in Pakistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
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