Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government.

Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, abbreviated NSF Diego Garcia, [1] 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 over 2,000 native inhabitants of the island.

2024年9月29日 · Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is strictly...

2022年10月20日 · U.S. 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...

2023年10月31日 · If you are stationed at Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, you’ll get nothing but sandy beaches, sunny days, and clear blue ocean views.

In January 1971, U.S. Navy Seabees were transported to the island by landing ship to begin building the U.S. military presence on Diego Garcia. Today Diego Garcia is home to 15 separate commands, including the U.S. Navy Support Facility, which functions as the host command.

2024年10月4日 · Fuel tanks sit at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from...

Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped, coral atoll located seven degrees south of the equator in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Diego Garcia consists of United States...

2024年10月4日 · On October 3, the government of the United Kingdom announced that it would be authorized to exercise sovereign rights over Diego Garcia for 99 years as part of an agreement to return the Chagos...

2019年9月2日 · 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...