we also moved the force from spain to djibouti and then further on. the distance from moron, spain, to djibouti is about 34 nautical -- 3400 nautical miles, about the distance from alaska to florida. we repeatedly moved from moron, spain, to support operations in the african region. that is the distance from new york to new orleans. even routine movement which we did several times from moron, spain, is not routine based on this distance. the combination enabled that to happen. for the last six and a half months, i will start on the left-hand side of the screen. we did a lot of theater security cooperation and partnering with our host nation spain as well as the government of france and the french foreign legion units in the southern part of france. that is how we train in order to team up with a partner nation. in this case, the spanish army and spanish marines and the french foreign legion which allowed access for us into areas for us to operate and execute full mission profiles where we are able to put the force together and tie together our ground

. >> in the deserts of djibouti, the u.s. military is stepping up operations. it is flying long-range missions home to east africa, what it calls violent extremism. these are special forces rescue paratroopers, trained to retrieve field commanders or others from deep inside somalia. america is extending its reach across this region. it is not alone. this is a french helicopter refueling from a u.s. tank or -- tanker. this is just one tiny part of andhuge buildup in u.s. coalition military operations here in the horn of africa, and djibouti is the nerve center. me itreign minister told .s a target for al-shabaab he supports controversial u.s. drone strikes launched from this country. >> these people are very dangerous. whatever it takes. if we can contain them, ok. if we can get rid of them, it's better, but we don't have to on whether we should use drones or not. >> the u.s. base here has swollen to over 12,000 people. trainers go out to african nations sending soldiers to fight al-shabaab. seen by washington as the main threat in the region. >> the real reason

we also moved the force from spain to djibouti and then further on. the distance from moron, spain, to djibouti is about 34 nautical miles, about the distance from alaska to florida. we repeatedly moved from moron, spain, to support operations in the african region. that is the distance from new york to new orleans. even routine movement which we did several times from moron, spain, is not routine based on this distance. the combination enabled that to happen. for the last six and a half months, i will start on the left-hand side of the screen. we did a lot of theater security cooperation and partnering with our host nation spain as well as the government of france and the french foreign legion units in the southern part of france. that is how we train in order to team up with a partner nation. in this case, the spanish army and spanish marines and the french foreign legion which allowed access for us into areas for us to operate and execute full mission profiles where we are able to put the force together and tie together our ground combat element an

we also move the force from a moron, spain, to the camp in djibouti. and then further on you and debbie. that distance from moron, spain, down to djibouti is about 3400 nautical miles. were the distance from anchorage, alaska, miami, florida. and then another 800 miles into entebbe to support operations in south sudan. we also repeatedly moved from moron, spain, down in our to support potential operations in the north african region. that distance as well is the distance from new york to new orleans. so even a routine movement which we did several times from moron, spain, is not routine based on this distance. and as i showed in the previous slide, the combination of the b-22 in the kc 130-j enabled that to happen. so for the period that we operated with the last six and a half months, started on the left hand side of the screen. we did a lot of your security cooperation and partnering with our host nation, spain as well as the government of france. and the french foreign legion units that are in the southern portion of france. this is how we trained.

period there is no cookie cutter approach so djibouti is a good example. so i am sure in that case there is discussion of military officials and for them it is a quid pro quo to exchange a door foreign aid or monday to have access not to build the base but would never infrastructure exists. so there is much quicker but over time it kayhan and should develop if they continue using the bases there. four countries that we see a law under presidents we have to cultivate our relationship with these countries become as as i said they require a firm partnership if another country believes if we don't share the same values that it is easy for political leaders to say if we don't have security threats or share the same values then why do we have thousands? let's get rid of them. it does require a lot of diplomatic work in a discourse at the local level what i try to mention is officials can do more with public relations or out of reach. into infantry's -- and countries these community programs do exist but when tension and ochers when someone is blind sided with th

the additional troops and helicopters are set to arrive combatingor djibouti, the spread of violence.th the interim government and for the french army face a race against time, rainy season aarts in april, more than quarter of the population is in need of food. >> for those of you joining us on france 24, back to the negotiating table. at thenuclear program top of the agenda in vienna as world powers try to broker an agreement with tehran. ukrainian protesters seize party headquarters of president yanukovych as classes break out in kiev. crossing to our correspondent a little later for all the latest. 3 people have been killed and dozens wounded in bangkok, authorities trying to oust antigovernment protesters as prime minister yingluck shinawatra is set to face corruption charges. time for a detailed analysis of one of today's top stories, iran. controversial nuclear program is at the top of the agenda as world powers are meeting in vienna. this is three months after tehran agreed to curb ukrainian investment in exchange -- to cur richmentm en in exchange for a lifting of sanctions. t

for the bases we are seeing today and for example, sub-saharan africa, djibouti is a good example because we are flying drowns out of there. i'm sure in that case there is some discussion among diplomats and policy makers and military officials. for them it is almost like a quid pro quo where they are exchanging foreign aid more money basically to have access to not necessarily building american bases, but they are using whatever infrastructure exists. so there it is much quicker. of course overtime the relationship can and should develop if the u.s. wants to continue using the bases there. for countries that have -- where we have seen u.s. presence of for a longer time, of course we have to continue to manage alliance relations and cultivate our relationship with these countries. as i said, security relationships require partnerships. if another country believes that we don't face, and threats, share the same values, it is easy for political leaders of the host government to say, we don't have the security threats were share the same values as the united states. why do we have thousands

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spread across the entire horn of africa drone bases are dotted across the region the biggest being in djibouti hosting over four thousand military personnel and contractors and thousands of u.s. soldiers are reportedly preparing for missions as part of the pentagon's new strategy to train and advise regional forces so now it takes a look at what could really be motivating america's newfound focus on africa the well the well known breadbasket of the world. hundreds of millions of american dollars are flowing into africa as the pentagon upset spending on the continent there's plenty of war materials here nigeria a case in point the west african nation is america's fourth largest supplier of crude oil accounting for eleven percent of all u.s. oil imports we have made a lot of investment in that they have invested so much in the oil sector and they need to protect that and that believes rafsanjani is the real reason for u.s. troop expansion in africa not to bring democracy not to help the local populations but to protect american interests and justify the reasons for being here the governess in sy

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djibouti is a common stopping point for africans seeking a better life in europe or the middle east.s photograph is an american who was working at the time for national geographic. >> family members say they're devastated after a missing woman turned up dead in texas. they're waiting for official confirmation but police say the missing woman's jewelry and i.d. were with the body. her name is leanne bearden. she traveled around the world with her husband' blog about it juvenile. she has just returned to the united states -- or had and was visiting her inlaws in tax. she left for a walk, about a monthing a now and never came back. a week later her husband spoke on fox news. >> babe, don't be scared. we're looking for you and we're never going to stop looking for you. i love you so much. dope be scared. we're looking for you. >> now officials say they're doing an autopsy to find out how she died. casey has the news from our texas newsroom. this body turned up pretty close to where she vanished, right? >> it did. in fact less than a mile or so from her in-laws' home, this a northern subu

in a major problem for the french djibouti as well. our all you surprise quiz for the ttc that. also known that he is talking just as tough as he got so busy on the eve on syria and sending troops to my surprise it is obvious but i think that there's a lot of problems in this relationship to many were not touching on. for instance back last september during the whole flap about the chemical weapons in syria mom i'm not too long to say he would join the british dropped out there so now we can go in this area we can't do this along with yellow go on to it. and among the changes course on and doesn't own and reverses course completely leaves leaves along looking like an idiot out there. so i can't think that that's out too well with the launch. in fact in in the north african in mali and handed him to some extend to play in . stress is pursuing its own national interests in the us is providing logistical and intelligence of one but it's not in fall. so when it's the fact that all happens in the end of last year the invitation to come for the state dinner at an end of november. it s