Oct 24, 1972 · The remote coral atoll of Diego Garcia is the largest of sixty small islands forming the Chagos Archipelago located just south of the equator in the middle of the Indian Ocean. …
Feb 26, 2020 · The Diego Garcia base was initially planned as an austere communication station with all necessary supporting facilities, including an airstrip. On 23 January 1971 a nine-man …
In 1979, NMCB FIVE deployed to Diego Garcia for the construction of this critical naval base in the middle of the Indian Ocean. For their activities, the men of FIVE were awarded the Navy …
Apr 18, 2015 · The Diego Garcia base was initially planned as an austere communication station with all necessary supporting facilities, including an airstrip. On 23 January 1971 a nine-man …
In June 1976, the Kangroos arrived on Diego Garcia, marking the first time since the Vietnam conflict that the battalion deployed as a complete unit. The major construction effort on Diego …
November 1981 - July 1982 Deployed to Diego Garcia, BlOT. January - September 1983 --Deployed to Guam, the Mariana Islands. May - November 1984 --Deployed t o Puerto Rico. …
Project Name: Diego Garcia Fleet Moorings Project Author: Don Wells, Ed Morris Organizations/People Involved: CHESDIV FPO-1: Ed Spencer, Lead; LCDR Ed Morris, OIC, …
3. With the redeployment of NMCS-62 from Diugo Garcia to Gulfport, MS, the last chapter in the illustrious history of Seabee ronstructlon on Diego Garcia has been writLen. As the last …
SS AMERICAN CHIEFTAIN arrived Diego Garcia for offload of construction material and equipment. Captain CLEMENTS, COMCBLANT, arrived Diego Garcia for an inspection-tour …
Oct 25, 2024 · Reindeer Station (Diego Garcia) Killed in action in Peacetime; Civil Engineer Corps Officer's School; Civil Engineer Corps History Photographs; Afghanistan - Silver Star …