A secret base in Africa?

With the little information that's leaking out about US forces operating in Africa one thing has struck me.

There MUST be another base in Africa from which US forces are flowing from.

Think about it like this.  Camp Lemonnier has all the makings of being a logistics hub.  Last Google Earth photo that I saw showed:

5 CH-53E.

4 C-130.  (I believe that two of those visible must be MC-130J's because of the darker shade of gray applied to them)

6 F-15E.


And that's just on the "military" side of the base.  That my friends is a logistics hub with a force of F-15E's to provide rapid aerial response for units out in the boonies that need air support.

My guess when it comes to where this "secret" base is located would be Kenya.  The government is rather stable, its English speaking, has port facilities and has been cooperating with the British and US governments in the fight against terrorist on the continent. 

You can also bet that with Special Forces operating there (and they have a huge contingent in country), that MH-60's or even CV-22's should be visible, but they aren't.

Kenya has to be it.  Time to take a look at Google Earth again.

UPDATE*

Will left this comment and I think its so spot on that it needs to be included in this piece so that all eyes can get on it...

 I gotcha covered Sol. Camp Simba, no bullshit, a naval port in Kenya. And some extra tidbits on the topic: http://www.esquire.com/features/africacommand0707 - It's from 2007, if you can stomach it, but there's six pages of intel to sift through.

Ghana also came up in 2008. Big, bold letters: "There is already a US military presence in Ghana." That's here: http://crossedcrocodiles.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/africom-us-military-bases-and-ghana/

From 2011, Q3's answer listed a new AF base in Ethopia: http://csis.org/publication/kenyas-military-operation-somalia

Manda Bay, Kenya also came up here: http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/us-military-bases-a-global-footprint-1/

Africa is the last unstomped land for the U.S. Military. It's time to expand, and we're getting right on that with the draw-down of Afghanistan. I just don't think anyone saw what Iran pulled out of it's ass, nor have they considered what could come of that. Nuclear war is in the cards, and has to be taken more seriously.

Hmmm.  Its starting to make sense.  I think I'm seeing a pattern in US operations and AFRICOM is beyond being just a salvation army with guns.  They're taking the fight to the terrorist and using conventional forces as the shield behind the real activity that's going on.


Conventionals get the shit jobs of guarding facilities, handing out food to local populations and generally waving the flag for all to see.


SOCOM gets to have the fun of conducting raids and have a 2 month stint in country count as an actual deployment.


Even if we draw down our forces in Afghanistan to one Brigade this year it will actually mean nothing.


The new Battle Ground is AFRICA.  Welcome to the future.