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Takeoff From Diego Garcia

Photos of American military aircraft at the air base on the island of Diego Garcia. The island is closed to unauthorized visitors. Some of the photos show B-2 bombers in action. Diego Garcia was a major American air base in the 1991 and 2003 Persian Gulf wars. The island is a British colony, but has been used by US forces since the 1970s. The island is shaped like a footprint and contains 6720 acres of land, none of which is more than 22 feet above sea level. There is also a large anchorage. The US Navy began building facilities on the island in the 1970s. By the 1980s, over half a billion dollars had been spent on an airbase, anchorage and logistics facilities. There are less than a hundred British military personnel on the island, plus nearly 2,000 American troops and over a thousand civilian contractors.

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