Diego Garcia - Wikipedia
WEBThis detachment provides base telephone communications, base network services (Local Network Services Center), pier connectivity services, and an AN/GSC-39C SHF satellite terminal, operates the Hydroacoustic Data Acquisition System, and performs on-site maintenance for the remotely operated Air Force HF-GCS terminal.
Photos: Secretive Diego Garcia Air Base That US Was Told to …
WEBSep 2, 2019 · An undated file photo shows Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in...
B-1B bombers return to Diego Garcia island base after 15 years
WEBOct 20, 2021 · B-1B Lancer jets this week deployed to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for the first time in more than 15 years, again boosting the bomber presence on the British atoll.
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia - Wikipedia
WEBNaval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a British Ministry of Defence facility leased to the United States Navy, located on the atoll Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, for an initial period of 99 years after the forced removal and expulsion of …
The Truth About Diego Garcia: 50 Years of Fictions About a US Military Base
WEBJun 15, 2015 · During the same period, Diego Garcia became a multi-billion-dollar Navy and Air Force base and a central node in U.S. military efforts to control the Greater Middle East and its oil and natural gas supplies.
Why Diego Garcia Matters for U.S. Goals in the Indo-Pacific
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Thanks to its vital location, the island houses a military base that served as a critical node for American air operations during the Gulf War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Diego Garcia: what "historic" UK deal means for US's Indian Ocean base
WEBOct 4, 2024 · The deal ensures continued operations at Camp Thunder Cove, part of the military base known as Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, used by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and the British armed...
Exclusive: Inside Diego Garcia, America’s highly secretive military base
WEBMar 14, 2017 · The Diego Garcia Island is part of the UK-owned Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean from where the British Army forcefully evicted the indigenous Chagossian population in the 1960s, before leasing it to the United States. It has since hosted America’s largest overseas airbase.
Diego Garcia: The Strategic U.S Military Base in Indian Ocean
WEBDiego Garcia: The Strategic U.S Military Base in Indian Ocean. 0:00 / 6:31. Diego Garica was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early sixteenth century and its name is believed to...
B-1s Operate From Diego Garcia for First Time in 15 Years
WEBOct 20, 2021 · B-1 bombers operated out of Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for the first time in more than 15 years recently as part of Pacific Air Forces’ bomber task force missions.