Cameroonian Air Force Base 301

Cameroonian Air Force Base 301 (Base Aerienne 301 De Garoua) is an airbase of the Cameroonian Air Force located in Garoua, Cameroon. It is adjacent to the United States Army Contingency Location Garoua.

Operations

The base was used to launch the first Cameroonian airstrikes against Boko Haram, which involved Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets.^[1]

As of 2017, the base was commanded by Col. Barthelemy M. Tsilla.^{[2][3][nb 1]}

Education facilities

The base is also home to Ecole Maternelle Base Aerienne 301 Garoua, a government-run nursery school.^[5]

Notes

1. Alternatively transliterated as Barthelemy T'Silla or Barthélémy Tsilla^[4][5]