DigitalGlobe imagery from 20 September 2014
Digital Globe satellite imagery of the U.S. military base at Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti, dated Sept. 20, depicts NASA’s WB-57 high-altitude aircraft on the recently-expanded auxiliary operations apron.
The question is—why? What purpose does a scientific research plane have in visiting America’s main military outpost in Africa? One possible answer is … making maps for commando raids.
Go read the rest over at Medium’s War is Boring Collection.
This Beast is also visible at Khandahar (see Bing)