U.S. Plans Possible Evacuations From Air Bases Amid Niger Coup

Brian Everstine August 18, 2023

A U.S. Air Force C-130 arrives at Air Base 201 in Niger.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
U.S. forces in Africa are looking for nearby nations to host drones and personnel and planning for potential contested evacuations of two air bases in Niger amid an ongoing coup in that nation. Members of Niger’s military rose up against President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under house arrest...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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