page_title: Djiboutian Navy
hierarchical_section_title: Djiboutian Navy
caption_attribution_description: English: DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti (September 13, 2006) -- A Djiboutian patrol boat, donated by the U.S. government, moves through the Tadjoura Gulf. A U.S. Coast Guard team from the International Training Division, Yorktown, Virginia, trained members of the Djiboutian Navy on boat towing procedures. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell)
context_page_description: The Djiboutian Navy, is the naval service branch of the Djibouti Armed Forces. It is responsible for securing Djibouti's territorial waters and 314 km seaboard as well as supporting army operations. The navy has bases in Djibouti City, Obock and Tadjoura. It has a fleet of gunboats, fast missile boats, which can be deployed to along Djibouti's coastline as well as to protect tankers passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb. The navy was built and structured with assistance from the United States since the end of the Cold War, but has also relied on other sources for equipment in some areas. Djiboutian forces are an important player in the Bab-el-Mandeb.
context_section_description: The Djiboutian Navy (French: Garde-Cotes), (Somali: Ciidanka Badda Jabuuti) is the naval service branch of the Djibouti Armed Forces. It is responsible for securing Djibouti's territorial waters and 314 km seaboard as well as supporting army operations. The navy has bases in Djibouti City, Obock and Tadjoura. It has a fleet of gunboats, fast missile boats, which can be deployed to along Djibouti's coastline as well as to protect tankers passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb. The navy was built and structured with assistance from the United States since the end of the Cold War, but has also relied on other sources for equipment in some areas. Djiboutian forces are an important player in the Bab-el-Mandeb.
caption: A Djiboutian patrol boat, donated by the U.S. government
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