The main camp is an old French military base. We essentially took it over and do operations in all of Africa from there, it’s our only naval port there I think? Japan has a bad across from us and now I think China has one there.

On my interactions with locals they just seemed whatever. I would metal detect wand down workers into the airfield and sweep cars with a mirror for ieds, we weren’t allowed to give them water, and our interpreters were tight (except for one). Maybe they were just so used to it being there it has never been any different?

I’m sure we launched into Somalia and everywhere from there. We talked to explicitly an air force pararescuemen who couldn’t talk about where he operated in because it’s classified. There were a bunch of other countries brass and officers who would go there too. Special forces, seals, pjs, all had there own areas that I was never near.