Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis.For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...

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 ...

As a result of American upgrades in the1970s, the base at Diego Garcia includes two 12,000-foot runways, designed to support long-range heavy bomber operations.

Two Louisiana-based B-52 bombers deployed Friday to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean as part of a mission to enhance readiness and sustain deterrence, according to the Air Force.. The ...

The U.S. military’s Strategic Command has declined to say how many B-2s have reached Diego Garcia and noted that it does not comment on exercises or operations involving the B-2.

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. Yet, what message it ...