The U.S. gains a major military advantage in the Indo-Pacific from Diego Garcia's location, about 2,200 miles from Iran and 3 ...

B-2 Bomber Build-Up in Diego Garcia Continues In addition to the B-2s, the United States is deploying a second Nimitz -class nuclear-powered supercarrier to the region.

New photos show Pentagon continuing mysterious buildup in the wake of Trump’s latest threats against Iran Almost a third of the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of B-2 Spirit bombers have been sighted ...

U.S. Air Force 37th Bomb Squadron pilot boards a B-1B Lancer at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in November 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Malone/ ID 211105-F-GF466-1040 ...

The base sits on Diego Garcia, "the largest of 55 islands that form the Chagos Archipelago and is known as the 'Footprint of Freedom' for its shape, regional location, and strategic importance ...

Washington is bolstering its military presence at Diego Garcia amid rising tensions with Iran and ongoing strikes on Yemen's Houthis.

That’s the number of B-2 bombers seen on Diego Garcia in images from Planet Labs PBC from Wednesday. The number seen has been rising in satellite photos analyzed by the AP since last week.

The Air Force has deployed F-15 fighter jets for a force protection mission on Diego Garcia, Pacific Air Forces confirmed this week. The strategically important island in the Indian Ocean has ...

File image of a B-2 Spirit refueling at Diego Garcia in August 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart) ...

Instead, New Delhi advocated trimming the pursuit of bases by the United States and reducing the Soviet’s naval presence to stabilise the region. Activities at the US base on Diego Garcia (Photos US ...

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 1966.

Austin Bay: Diego Garcia: The American nowhere vexing China and Iran Because of Location: The island hosts an American super-strategic airbase (meaning it easily handles heavy bombers and air ...