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The united kingdom, which claims sovereignty over the island and the rest of the chagos archipelago, has a small number of military personnel stationed there. Navy support facility diego garcia provides logistic support to operational forces forward deployed to the indian ocean and persian gulf areas of responsibility in support of national policy objectives. Diego garcia forum, travel discussion for diego garcia. Diego garcia as always been thought of as, the seabees island. Where his former band elefant who broke up in 2010 favored a kind of 80sinfluenced postpunk revivalism, garcia is clearly enamored with the symphonic echochamber sound of such artists as harry nilsson, donovan, nick garrie, and others. Get all the lyrics to songs by diego garcia and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Today diego garcia is the largest us military base in the indian ocean. Navy support facility diego garcia ramps up social. Available to download only please note the pdf report is a scanned.
It rains often with a normal year measuring more than 100 inches, most occurring during the summer months of december and january. But love and loss pale in comparison with laura, the. Discuss diego garcia travel with tripadvisor travelers. Born in detroit to argentine parents, diego garcia was the frontman for nycbased garage rockers elefant and toured with acts like interpol, morrissey and black rebel motorcycle club. Diego garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the chagos archipelago, in the central indian ocean.
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Major airports near diego garcia, british indian ocean territory. Diego garcia proved to be critically important as a refueling base during the 1991 persian gulf war, and during operation desert fox, it served as a base for b52 bombers, which on dec. On the remote island of diego garcia, in the middle of the indian ocean, the threat of covid19 to operational readiness is everpresent. Facts about diego garcia diego garcia is the largest atoll in chagos archipelago, in terms of land area. I walk in the night by your house again oh how we both pretend so much to defend you offer a kiss and a block of ice your friends offer cold advice. Because of its notoriety, the base is shrouded in secrecy. Welcome to the atoll of diego garcia, british indian ocean territory biot, the footprint of freedom. For almost two months now, select service members and. With that in mind we look at the rest of the navy, air force, army, and. Diego garcia knows how to mine romantic yearning in his work.
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