Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa bordered by Somalia to the east,Eritrea to west and the Red Sea to the north,Ethiopia to the west and south,and the Gulf of Aden to the east.
The Djibouti Armed Forces are the military forces of Djibouti. They consist of the Djiboutian National Army and its sub-branches the Djiboutian Air Force and Djiboutian Navy. As of 2018,the Djibouti Armed Forces consists of 20,470 ground troops,which are divided into several regiments and battalions garrisoned in various areas throughout the country. The Djibouti Armed Forces are an important player in the Bab-el-Mandeb and Red Sea.
The People's Liberation Army Navy,also known as the People's Navy,PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy,is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army,the national military of the People's Republic of China. It is composed of five sub-branches:the Surface Force,the Submarine Force,the Coastal Defense Force,the Marine Corps and the Naval Air Force,with a total strength of 350,000 personnel,including 70,000 marines and 30,000 naval aviation personnel. The PLAN's combat units are deployed among three theater command fleets,namely the North Sea,East Sea and South Sea Fleet,which serve the Northern,Eastern and Southern Theater Command,respectively.
Ismaïl Omar Guellé is a Djiboutian politician who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999,making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is often referred to by his initials,IOG.
Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base,situated next to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti City,and home to the Combined Joint Task Force –Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). It is the only permanent U.S. military base in Africa. The camp is operated by U.S. Navy Region Europe,Africa,Southwest Asia;CJTF-HOA is the most notable tenant command located at the facility as of 2008.
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport is a joint civilian/military-use airport situated in the town of Ambouli,Djibouti. It serves the national capital,Djibouti. The airport is located approximately 6 kilometres from the city centre. It occupies an area of 10 square kilometers.
The Southern Theater Command Navy (STCN),or the South Sea Fleet (SSF) until 2018,is a formation of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the naval component of the Southern Theater Command.
The Port of Djibouti is a port in Djibouti,the capital of Djibouti. It is strategically located at the crossroads of one of the busiest shipping routes in the world,linking Europe,the Far East,the Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf. The port serves as a key refueling and transshipment and also transport means center,and is the principal maritime outlet for imports to and exports from neighboring Ethiopia. An estimated 2,500 ships pass through and call through the port annually.
The United States Africa Command is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense,headquartered at Kelley Barracks,Stuttgart,Germany. It is responsible for U.S. military operations,including fighting regional conflicts and maintaining military relations with 53 African nations. Its area of responsibility covers all of Africa except Egypt,which is within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. U.S. AFRICOM headquarters operating budget was $276 million in fiscal year 2012.
A forward operating site (FOS) or forward operating location (FOL) is a U.S. military term for facilities,defined as "a scalable,'warm' facility that can support sustained operations,but with only a small permanent presence of support or contractor personnel as opposed to a FOB or MOB. A FOS will host occasional rotational forces and many contain pre-positioned equipment." These sites were established as the Pentagon began to address regional threats primarily in Africa and Latin America following its 2004 global posture review.
Djibouti –United States relations are bilateral relations between Djibouti and the United States.
Naval Support Activity Bahrain is a United States Navy base,situated in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and United States Fifth Fleet.
The String of Pearls is a geopolitical hypothesis proposed by United States political researchers in 2004. The term refers to the network of Chinese military and commercial facilities and relationships along its sea lines of communication,which extend from the Chinese mainland to Port Sudan in the Horn of Africa. The sea lines run through several major maritime choke points such as the Strait of Mandeb,the Strait of Malacca,the Strait of Hormuz,and the Lombok Strait as well as other strategic maritime centres in Somalia and the littoral South Asian countries of Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,and the Maldives.
People's Republic of China–Djibouti relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the People's Republic of China and Djibouti. China and Djibouti established relations on January 8,1979. China has financed a number of public works projects in Djibouti,including a stadium,the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's Palace. In September 2010,Type 920 Hospital Ship,also known as the "Peace Ark",visited Djibouti.
Ream Naval Base is a facility operated by the Royal Cambodian Navy on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand in the province of Sihanoukville,Cambodia. The base,which covers approximately 190 acres,is located on a peninsula just southeast of the provincial capital,Krong Preah Sihanouk. In 2010 the base has been the site of some joint Cambodian-United States training and naval exercises under the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) program. However in September 2020 one of two US-funded buildings on the base was demolished as the base was being converted by Chinese state-owned enterprises into a major operations hub for People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom enable the British Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare and maintain a forward presence. Bases tend to be located in or near areas of strategic or diplomatic importance,often used for the build-up or resupply of military forces,as was seen during the 1982 Falklands War and the use of RAF Ascension Island as a staging post. Most of the bases are located on British Overseas Territories or former colonies which retain close diplomatic ties with the British government.
The Port of Doraleh is an extension of the Port of Djibouti,located 5 km west of Djibouti City. The multipurpose port has terminals for handling oil,bulk cargo,containers and livestock. It was partially owned and operated by DP World and China Merchants Holdings,until its container facility was seized by the government of Djibouti in February 2018. China’s first overseas military base is near the port.
The Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti is a military base operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) located in Ambouli,Djibouti alongside the Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport.
United States–China security cooperation refers to various projects,combined operations,communications,official dialogues,joint exchanges,and joint exercises,between agencies,groups,and individuals within the government of United States and the People's Republic of China,in a number of areas pertaining to global security,defense policy,and various forms of military and security cooperation.
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