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Date Time 435th AEW Airmen support Operation Octave Quartz Airmen of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing recently took part in the movement of personnel and cargo to support Operation Octave Quartz, or OOQ. The objective of OOQ was to re-posture assets and personnel within Somalia to other locations within the region at the direction of the president of the United States and the acting secretary of defense. “I am extremely proud of both wings for how quic...

Airmen of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing recently took part in the movement of personnel and cargo to support Operation Octave Quartz, or OOQ.,

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU:   President Trump’s order to withdraw troops from Somalia has remained in the balance after the January 15 deadline lapsed with no movement of troops. Trump ordered the withdrawal of the 700 soldiers based in Somalia early December with Pentagon noting they would be stationed in neighbouring countries. The US maintains its main base in Djibouti and Kenya’s coast region. Joint Task Force-Quartz mandated to oversee the withdrawal did not put out an official position...

US Conducts 2 New Years Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues Islamic militant group al-Shabaab was a target of the New Years Day strikes on Somalia. (AP Photo) 2 Jan 2021 The U.S. conducted the first airstrikes of the New Year in Somalia as a sign of continuing support for the Mogadishu government against al-Shabaab insurgents as U.S. troops continue to pull out of the country, officials with U.S. Africom Command said. The two New Years Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds...

“This is a great example of how the United States can rapidly aggregate combat power to respond to emerging issues. We will look to leverage this inherent flexibility of the U.S. military in support of our future engagements in East Africa,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of Joint Task Force Quartz, which is overseeing the redeployment of about 700 U.S. ground troops from Somalia. President Trump ordered those forces to leave Somalia earlier this month. Pent...

SAN DIEGO —  About 5,000 San Diego-based sailors and Marines were off the coast of Somalia Tuesday to support the repositioning of U.S. troops ordered by President Donald Trump earlier this month, according to a news release. The San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island and amphibious transport dock ships USS San Diego and USS Somerset arrived in the area Monday. On board the vessels are Camp Pendleton-based Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The amphibious rea...

Last Updated: US Withdrawing Forces From Somalia In Line With Donald Trumps Order: Pentagon The US forces in Somalia have begun withdrawing from the country in line with Trumps order earlier this month to reposition troops from East African nation. The US forces in Somalia have begun withdrawing from the country in line with President Donald Trumps order earlier this month to reposition the majority of the troops from the East African nation. According to Pentagon, there is currently 700 ...