US cancels military exercise, grounds aircraft in Djibouti after crashes

The Hill: U.S. air operations in Djibouti are on hold and an ongoing military exercise in the country has been canceled following two aircraft crashes there in a day, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command announced Thursday.

The flight operations were halted in agreement with the Djiboutian government, while the exercise was canceled at the discretion of the U.S. commander, Joint Staff Director Kenneth McKenzie added during a Pentagon briefing.

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