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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 quickly and safely they accomplished an incredibly challenging mission with professionalism and tenacity...

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 on the Somali case but spokesman Maj. Andrew Caulk told the media the matter was not up for discuss...

US Conducts 2 New Year's Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues Islamic militant group al-Shabaab was a target of the New Year's 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 Year's Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds, destroying two according to the initial assessment. No civilians were killed or injured, offici...

“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. Pentagon leaders say they will be deployed to other locations in east Africa, and they stressed that t...