Cameroonian Air Force Base 301 (''Base Aerienne 301 De Garoua'') is an airbase of the
Cameroonian Air Force located in
Garoua
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,
Cameroon
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. It is adjacent to the
United States Army
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Contingency Location Garoua.
Operations
The base was used to launch the first Cameroonian airstrikes against
Boko Haram
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, which involved
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets.
As of 2017, the base was commanded by Col. Barthelemy M. Tsilla.
Education facilities
The base is also home to Ecole Maternelle Base Aerienne 301 Garoua, a government-run
nursery school
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.
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References
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Military of Cameroon