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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: air base

air base stories: 5 news summaries

Kyrgyzstan Issues Eviction Notice to US

Forces have 6 months to leave; Uzbekistan offers new supply route

Feb 20, 09 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Kyrgyzstan has issued an eviction notice giving US forces six months to depart an air base key to the transit of troops and supplies to the war in Afghanistan, the AP reports. But in spite of its rocky relationship with the US, nearby Uzbekistan has offered an alternative route for... More »

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US military • air base • army supplies • Kyrgyzstan • Uzbekistan • Afghanistan war • supply route • Manas Air Base

Kyrgyzstan
to Shut Only US Air Base in Central Asia

Announces as Russia offers billions in aid

Feb 4, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The fate of America's only military base in Central Asia was in doubt today after the president of Kyrgyzstan announced plans to shut the facility, reports the New York Times. The Manas Air Base serves as a refueling station for NATO fighter jets traveling to Afghanistan. But during a visit... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • NATO • air base • refueling • Kyrgyzstan • Manas Air Base

Bomb Threat Leaves US Air Base on Alert

German police, American security swing into action

Sep 11, 07 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US air base in Spangdahlem, Germany, received a phoned-in bomb threat last night, and German police and the American military personnel have secured the facility. Although officials say they doubt the threat is credible, they're taking no chances. "It is being taken very seriously given the current situation... More »

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Germany • Ankara • September 11 • air base • bomb threat • Spangdahlem

Atlantis Hitches Ride to Florida

Shuttle leaves California
for home, mounted on a 747

Jul 1, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Atlantis set off to return to Florida from its emergency landing site in California today—strapped to a jumbo jet. The Boeing 747 carrying Atlantis departed from the Mojave Desert Air Base and will stop to refuel along its trip at undisclosed locations. It's expected to arrive... More »

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Florida • NASA • California • Boeing • Kennedy Space Center • air base • International Space Station • Mojave Desert • Atlantis Space Shuttle

Islanders Win Bid to Return

UK subjects, forced
out by US military
30 years ago, prevail
in legal battle

May 23, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Indian Ocean islanders will be allowed to return home 30 years after being forced out to make room for a US air base, a British court ruled today. The court said the British government acted unlawfully when it expelled the Chagos archipelago residents after secretly selling a lease... More »

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Chagos Archipelago • Diego Garcia • Indian Ocean • air base • islanders

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