Cameroonian Air Force Base 301 Explained
Cameroonian Air Force Base 301 (Base Aerienne 301 De Garoua) is an airbase of the Cameroonian Air Force located in Garoua, Cameroon. It is adjacent to the United States Army Contingency Location Garoua.
Operations
The base was used to launch the first Cameroonian airstrikes against Boko Haram, which involved Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets.[1]
As of 2017, the base was commanded by Col. Barthelemy M. Tsilla.[2] [3]
Education facilities
The base is also home to Ecole Maternelle Base Aerienne 301 Garoua, a government-run nursery school.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Omeni, Akali . Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017. 8 September 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-59763-0. 228.
- News: U.S. Embassy in Yaounde . U.S. Army Maj. D. Max Ferguson thanked Chief of Staff of the Cameroonian Army Regional Commander Brig. Gen. Ndjonkep Meyomhy Frederic, and Cameroonian Air Force Base 301 Commander Col. Barthelemy M. Tsilla for our security partnership. . Together for Security . April 11, 2017 .
- News: Thanksgiving in Cameroon . Col. Barthelemy Tsilla, commander of Air Base 301, and his Airmen were invited by Maj. Andrzej V. Kujawski, Task Force Darby commander at CL Garoua to join in the American Thanksgiving tradition. . November 24, 2017 . Christina . Turnipseed . United States Army.
- News: U.S. Soldiers present donated educational supplies to Cameroonian school children . Trevor . Barnes . April 19, 2016 . United States Africa Command.
