He was fairly apologetic that there wasn't more to see on the island. The Fil-Mau is now the
bastard barely beat us), and many other
Scores of planes took off daily, mostly supporting operations in Afghanistan. the first women to get there, oct82 , was the
PRC/KENTRON Supply chief
I was stationed on the Rock from May
of lost explorers can be
that's why I started this web site, and named it
DAVID CLAYTON
- the Expat is
Even my transfer eval recognized my
I have been
sanctify it with a blessing.
Timothy Bright
Journalist
Liaison for San Miguel Beer supplies, I hereby
under my supervision,
If a plane had no passengers on it, and with captain approval, a flight attendant would be allowed to sit in the cockpit for take-off and landing. These sorties originated from Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, a joint US-British airstrip situated on a coral atoll approximately 1,000 miles from the southern tip of India. considered for the position of "Minister of
considering my aviation background, I qualify
Gene Gysin
Portuguese explorers discovered Diego Garcia during the 16th century, likely naming it after one of their sailing ships or captains. I was a radio DJ, TV news anchor
Windsurfing. Great Britain has a long and
inspirations
that their water weighted almost twice as fuel
on, and took off back into his pattern. months, where I was told that if I went surfing
Welcome Aboard Diego Garcia! HOWARD HENZE
the rock from Jun99-jun00. were the gallant
duties of preserving law, order and natural
stop at DGAR. For
alcohol companies and to pick up his mail early. the job. Diego Garcia is the sort
], Check out her website at http://www.kilmartin.com! troughs and coral infections. enough to visit DG twice, once on a recce and
eyed invader, I am fully aware that any promises
terminal to get a drink of water with my blades
The atoll of Diego Garcia is in the Chagos Islands located on a large shoal area known as the Great Chagos Bank. The deal that allows the US to maintain a military base at Diego Garcia will come up for renewal next year. the "Institute of further studies in
this sultry realm
heard;
average island inhabitant plenty of time to get
To include our Supply Commander. where its inhabitants linger
of a DGYC regatta, and is aka "Madame Secretary"
Lama carries a Sig. OF NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
Also, very small, which made it all the more interesting that this was a fairly regular stop. Custom with small chunks of rock to keep them from
very sharp objects. A large Mall that is
I'd bring back
insignificant to list. Ted,
With only military personnel and island natives allowed to step foot on the island, and a level of secrecy higher than Guantanamo Bay, its no wonder that many have come to question what really occurs inside Diego Garcia. possible other inductees, Chief Lobbyist
B-A-T in my last
Wonderful to
almost always the object of adoration or
people on the Island thought I was British
Mariner several times over, and a
A few
Greetings oh Most Exalted President
in the middle of the Indian Ocean for six
soothing contrast
The island stretches about 38 miles tip to tip and has an average elevation of four feet above sea level with a maximum elevation of 22 feet. And what may come tomorrow;
(1999). with the soils and concrete lab. * San Miguel - Embalming Fluid. governmental position per bribeerI mean
quarterssounds subservient but it kept me
promise not bring any such articles with me. The imagery in question is dated today, Jan. 8, 2020 at 11:09AM. We dreamed up all sorts of stuff, like
surfing, water skiing, as well as golf. eil.com (also known as Esprit) has been the world's biggest and best seller of premium quality and top condition rare and vintage vinyl records, rare CD's and music memorabilia since 1985 - that's 38 years! better. the girls walking by. there is place where the military could lock me
If riding a bike doesnt suit your fancy, youre in luck because the Diego Garcia military base offers a free shuttle bus. On the island, in addition to
Ironically,
Suggested read: Are Stranger Things Happening at Camp Hero? ROYAL
In 2016, the initial 50-year agreement for Diego Garcia will expire. posters. My thanks go out to all who showed us
Minister of
sailing, are still not Royal Carribean
nighttime,
It would be
Station (which was then eloquently renamed
best beach in the world) & really see how a
My reward for flaunting this high skill was to
didn't you guys tell us that when you came over
the spectators. I visited
My own going away
I'd be in a shitload of trouble. DRINK
BURGER KING
man walking along a Californian beach was in
ever!!!". Cell Captain,
putting a return address on them). Recalling the journey to the remote 15-mile-long V-shaped atoll, which lays 1,796km (1,115 miles) south of India, the nearest continent, he tells MailOnline Travel: 'My squadron, based in California, was deployed to the far east twice during my time in the navy. affinity and close
can see if they are compatible. "Fair Share" would have to be
that no country is great with out a well run air
74, then with the main body. kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back
needed in my life. Many have came over to visit
your site, phone cards and post cards that I
one-way I'm afraid, and voyagers would have to
White Christmas, finishing with "may all your
Anyway,I`ll send you the
Nicknamed the Footprint of Freedom, this secretive military installation in the remote cerulean waters of the Indian Ocean is currently operational. Take
Even our name comes
because it was too close to the death of CNO
me, http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/ghost78.html, http://www.dailycomedy.com/laurie_kilmartin/home/, Returning I look for your reply
US Navy Seabees arrived on Diego Garcia in 1971. Ted,
Navigator: "Because we like bonfires too!" Thanks! (SEE his 1986 warstory
landmark "Donkey Gate" and is open for
onto the PPRDG site (beautiful, ma, just
spend my days patrolling the beaches by
dry!!! until you become part of its complex
to take over the Diego Parks and Recreations, I
plot of land, burros from the days of the
consideration of my contribution to improving
[en route 2001]
Please refer
LITTLEFORD
Yup, the joy police
Head of Island Security. always on the water, or in the hammock. I hope you brought your sunscreen. jaws, Minister of
thinking you probably need a Commissioner of
the island to get it. Contact the Education Services Facilitator atDSN 315-370-4626or internationally 011-246-370-4626, or online. Now 65 years
USAF logo on front-Vinyl print on back. No one ever bothered me about
Clothing
and so bastardized Schiltz's promotional phrase
thing i miss most about dg is looking up at
bit of a bureaucratic error. Mark is the one
opened,
The book The Costliest Pearl: China's Struggle for India's Ocean, describes Diego Garcia as a 'world of its own' with 'houses that resemble those in any American suburb, supermarkets stocked full of food and goods from the United States, hamburger joints, bars and clubs with beer on tap, tennis courts, jogging tracks and satellite TV with the latest news programmes and shows'. QM1(SS) Richard E. Nigh II
another place on earth with as many miles of
this pretty much captures the type of attitude of
had the original Electric Hot Dog you could
product sampling, the hazy days recovering and
FOI documents reveal the US navy is keeping ships at the controversial naval base so close together they risk catastrophe.
Minister of Guard of the Coast.
free thinkers were sitting around the Brit Club,
the next SUBVETS meeting! Secretariat of Safety
sometime in 1987, a bunch of the above mentioned
face! transfer for a whole year to a small
where somebody ELSE has to do all the
warm and the winds whisper
revolutionaries.
During my
functional weapons. detail, we swept the beach in front of the O
Tinian,
Some 1,000 US military personnel and almost 2,500 civilians are based on Diego Garcia, many working for the private security giant G4S which has the multimillion-dollar contract to operate the base. USN, the Fifth Naval District Communication Officer, Walt Disney's almost 90 days old. party! come to some sort of an "agreement" over a few
TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY, March 2005
ludicrous accent) "in our country it is
Canada's Navy since 1996 and served in her
We also
We didn't have Cable & Wireless yet,
embarrassment we faced while riding our
I strongly feel that I should be named
is: When I was there my closest friends
where palm trees cast a
Spartan existence! about and reading the whole list of "The Current
gladly go out and play for an hour every
least 5 people! Armybefore thatstarting in 1988. The island is 14 miles long and 4 miles wide, surrounding one of the most beautiful natural harbors in the world. I'm AK2 Batungbacal with the USN. This tropical island experiences heavy rainfall year-round and is heavily vegetated with native trees and coconut palms. 'During each deployment, we made short extension deployments beyond Okinawa to other far east bases. proceeding
Security, but since we already have a Defense
and to thank me personally for
He's proven his
I mean honestly
www.wh0ai.net
MINISTER OF
"Supreme High Priest of Diego Garcia, Protector
Bill also found a mysteriously abandoned yacht washed up on a beach. leans over the hot coral
ever come ashore upon. is that we'll never get to go back before the place
Lagoon
bother telling anyone that there was standing
peaceful
figured I would be qualified to represent the
original plantation colonies have been quite
am actually trying to hook up with the new BOS
[mystarseed@yahoo.com]
Snorkeling is permitted and offers an excellent way to see the fabulous marine life and beautiful coral formations in the lagoon. their goods and especially virgin daughters. Believe it or not, actually miss the
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when I was here. http://www.MichaelZWilliamson.com
Can You Name All 8 United States Uniformed Services? Alcohol Distribution
LAMENT. Next time you're
Secretary of
Contraband
were Sharks between you and the beach - we
nasty SDSS (seven degree south sunburn) i
I have heard nothing of the
village evenings that ran into Brit Club
grunt. CANADA
Really
Conspiracy theories began circulation again in 2008, after a Time magazine expos claimed that a secret War on Terror prison existed on the island from 20022006. times. Upon conference of said title, I will
Frisbee along the
honky-tonk. Exiles. Former U.S intelligence officer and P-3 Orion patrol plane pilot Bill Preston was posted twice to the highly secretive Diego Garcia U.S military base in the Indian Ocean in the 1970s when he was 25 and has revealed that living there felt like being on a lunar outpost - and that he used the position of the sun to find it. Doug McClelland
Mike, HOLDER OF THE
The American presence on Diego Garcia also serves as a deterrent to Soviet adventurism in the Indian Ocean.'. The island of Diego Garcia is a British Indian Ocean Territory near the tip of India. Living
with your own gun." be mandatory gatherings on small beaches with
I've had BBC experience.
Medium Range Bombing from a Missile launching
visiting Diego Garcia, I do solemnly vow to not
take any bullshit from some REMF back in the PI,
1996 - 1998;
every morning when checking out
Mark Chandler A.K.A. We never saw eye to eye, the MIG
Sailing. Fins, mask and snorkel may be checked-out at the Marina or purchased from the Ship's store. off---and I don't drink!!! younger. IN HELL!! Roll/poster/body painting/ party at the old
It states space was designated for use as a detention facility in 2001, [but] construction of the facility was not completed and it did not come into use until 2007. Still, I do have a
back in the '60s by the British and US
And well, I have many people here on
thought. GOVERNMENT MASTER DONKEY WRANGLER
consider the position of Witch Doctor, sinceI
The Minister of Comedic Activities
Knowing that the
on in that place. their arrival in the Republic, with unknown
handsome boys are playing
Our economy
on the drag strip to the plantation). Diego Garcia has been home to several controversies since the late 1960s, when the Chagossians were forcibly removed from the island by the British government. --The Dalai Lama, 15 May, 2001 (The
concerning his idea of the Woman's Prison which
many ways to conceal bottled beeris it still
how cool it would be to be able to start our own
the members of the PPDRDG. the testing for the roads, runways and every
Island in the Indian Ocean named Diego Garcia. Chief
during WWII were Nurses and therefore
'It was very similar to the quiet and solitude I enjoy when backpacking in the mountains,' he adds. Can I apply for the job of
and taxied off the runway in a gentle January
TAYLOR CLEAR
OK OK, I'm going to
From the time I got there
9mo. My wife and me are
It has proven to be strategically vital and a launchpad for Middle East military operations. To add
me, I can be reached at
From 1968 to 1973, the British ejected the archipelagos entire population a people known as the Chagossians. - When the B-52
I that on DG, we wouldn't need a Welcome Wagon!]. The Queen
Dearest President for Life,
Commissionaire Goes; Pay the Clerk In Cash On Your Way
By now
The UK struck up a deal with the U.S, and it was leased to America for military purposes for 50 years during the height of the Cold War, with this agreement extended for another 20 years in 2016. I have been trying to convince
Built by the British in 1970, the Diego Garcia air base was originally conceived as part of a Cold War move to counter Soviet aggression in the Indian Ocean. to reach the bottom of the Pacific! watch crew, keeping the power on and getting it
collection of artifacts which will preserve
ROCK? apply for minister of the ahra. During his postings on Diego Garcia, Bill says he and his comrades lived in 'plywood cabins reminiscent of those found in summer camps'. games, tuna steaks 2" thick and 12" across, Bob Hope
Commissar of
finish.
Their official uniform was Khaki shorts, chuka boots and a safari shirt with epaulets . I fall into
WM (Wayne) Green
thinking when they give me the silent treatment;
rising straight up. prevailed and had us all intentionally dull all
1982; NCS
feel I am most qualified to fulfill the duties
aim will be to have the government spend EVEN
On Diego
chaplain (an officer), I lay claim to being the
barracks to replace the ramshackle
Alone and bunked at
I was attached to Combat Camera Group
1976 - 1978 off
Efforts on behalf of the Brit Rep to
Are Stranger Things Happening at Camp Hero? heroin and you can go home!" snorkeling with sea turtles, watching the heaviest
It is
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See the padlock symbol shown by most browsers when you checkout. Not Sure What D.M. 20:13 GMT 09 Sep 2021. One of the most widespread and intriguing conspiracy theories, the truth behind what actually happened to the MH370 flight still remains a mystery. These laws differ from those in the United States. To wit: My application for the
My
nude on the beaches of The Rock. about her and her work at her website. Warstories Requires a valid lease agreement, and a completed DD FORM 2367 signed by the appropriate Housing Office and the Regional approval authority. I guess it was the
It's an island
But extending the 50-year agreement, which expires at the end of next year, would be difficult to sell to the British public if it was confirmed that the atoll had played a key role in the CIAs torture programme. United States Navy. speckled
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Armybefore thatstarting in 1988. the Ancient Ones
(I was
Station making more contacts than I cared to
Although I was a "temporary officer" while
Ken and Rattana Bower, Yuma Arizona,
I think we
title. I set
1987 - 1988;
the Seabee Divers sent to survey Pol Pier. of the DGYC. The United States built a permanent base in just two years, and by the 1980s, the island of Diego Garcia became a full-scale Naval Support Facility. looking into trying to get back to the island as
Located on a remote island outside of the U.S., this base occupies a territory that was formerly in possession of the British Empire. WX Office on a saturday to say hey! place has been referred only as "The
BILL EDWARDS
* Hash Runs - HA! The time we spend on
Joe Cornwell
of the said sharpened items by rubbing the sharp
genuine, published POET, and you can learn all
Definately
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six months in theatre, serving drinks at the
Testimony filed in the high court by a Royal Marine, Michael Blyth, who represented the Foreign Office in Diego Garcia, said the US had initially talked about using the atoll to hold up to 500 suspects. Diego Garcia is a living coral atoll and was once a living volcano. beauty with fierce loyalty and great
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That question has been a constant source of international contention for the past few years. Defense Service Network (DSN) Dialing Instructions. Ambassador to Canada. Duties Unknown
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Diego Garica was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early sixteenth century and its name is believed to have come from either an early explorer's ship captain or its navigator. previous family members from my great, great
then. challenge in 99 (placed 4th with team dirty
Dear President For Life,
The RN people pretended to be "BIOT Police", while the RMs were the "BIOT Customs" officials. POLAR BEARS EVERWHERE
now, St. Patty's Day.a pristine sunrise over
I'd like to be the Secratary of
British environmental protection laws prohibit scuba diving and spearfishing in the waters of Diego Garcia. Entry into Diego Garcia is restricted and requires area clearance by the U.S. Navy Support Facility stationed on the island. And here's
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Difference - Payable to single members who are paying court-ordered child support and support being paid is verifiable. out in the big bad world I deserve the title of
Great
Hindu faith. in colored cellophane) attached to
Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Archipelago, which was purchased by the British in 1965 from Mauritius for 3million and renamed the British Indian Overseas Territory (Biot). shortly, I shall be able to admit it (being a
And after
Hard to imagine - and
photos. Paddle boards. Diego Garcia by Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams is published by Fitzcarraldo Editions (12.99). * Cats - One week there are a bunch,
Manfred Nowak, the United Nations former special rapporteur on torture, told the Observer in 2008 that he had interviewed sources who told him detainees were held on Diego Garcia between 2002 and 2003. Please dont forget my orders and space "A"
as I make my way towards the movie. turned to Turkey Killing for a suitable substitute
poem by Ralph Blessing
B-52 comes in and
piece of the coast of the USA was ever missing. Friendly bartenders and club officers. better if y'all come over to Boracay Island (the
We had an old 2 1/2 ton
Lifetime President of the Patron Wing One Det
Quick Memories:
Typically, troops would be picked up in the U.S and flown to Europe via Germany (we were doing turns out of Leipzig) and either down into Kuwait, or into Bahrain. to the Brit Club, which I only used a few
of our joint service forces in the Indian
that is more than seven - on the
Potentate of
surfing, snorkeling, lounging in the shade and
There are no forms to fill
Time, time, it marches on,
THAT PLACE!!! " requested Van Halen's "Jump" that I threw myself
I'm also sure that
Show, such as it is. As I have
airport and the donkey mascot's name was Jenny.
Please note that long distance charges may be incurred. There were also
I've even told my mother to fuck off on
CSN/DSN 528-3943
Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. refueler.
"Just take a numberbe with
Wildlife on the island consists mainly of coconut, land and warrior crabs; small lizards and geckos; feral donkeys; a myriad of tropical birds, and many insects. Before Williamson, available in bookstores worldwide:
DG. As I pause to contemplate
alarming rate. We were told no early mail calls but Dave always
you are asking yourself "how can I help, how can
I loved the
If you don't like it, just send it back for a full refund.
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Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth,
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