Airbases

Invading innocent disarmed countries to install airbases is … well, you know. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Not only to be near the oil but because the gigantic Iraqi airbases have tremendous tactical and strategic value from Russia to China and all south Asia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But Cold War necessities demanded that the Allies treat Portugal with some extra deference; for one thing, the Americans needed to maintain their airbases in the Portuguese Azores Islands. ❋ Neill Lochery (2011)

Texan Clarence Swenson worked on repairing the radar equipment in planes at airbases in the US. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was assumed that the Soviets would first attack American airbases but, Eisenhower noted, “there was no significant difference in the losses we would take.” ❋ David A. Nichols (2011)

The Bear airbases and sub bases on Cuba were a constant pain in the ass for us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

McCain and Lieberman, speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem today, urged NATO countries to impose a no-fly zone on Libyan airbases to prevent air attacks on the anti-Qaddafi forces. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Yet it depends upon fixed airbases that can be hit with missiles by any competent enemy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unlike in the Balkans and Iraq, Libya's most populated cities and airbases are situated near its coastline, with most located less than 10 miles from the shore. ❋ James Thomas (2011)

I'd been in Russia as the USSR blew apart, seen soldiers sprinting from their posts carrying bundles of rifles to sell at market, and special forces soldiers loading insignia-free private cargo jets at airbases; I'd witnessed the orgy of trafficked cocaine, luxury goods and bullets in Milosevic's Serbia -- officially a country under lockdown, but filled with high-living Mafiosi courtesy of these ex-Soviet mercenary aviators and their nightly delivery run. ❋ Matt Potter (2011)

On the victim side, they involve factors like the alert status of missiles and bombers—how much warning time there was, what percentage of the silos are empty, the airbases deserted, because their weapons have been launched in reaction to a warning. ❋ Ron Rosenbaum (2011)

Ike ordered Dulles to continue U-2 reconnaissance flights over Syria to see whether the Soviets were deploying aircraft at Syrian airbases, but he confirmed a previous order to avoid any flights over Russia at this time. ❋ David A. Nichols (2011)

The giant airbases in Iraq are now a lynch pin or our military/political strategic posture. ❋ Unknown (2009)

American forces operating out of Darwin and airbases in Australia's north would have ready access to the crucial waters linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the South China Sea; they also happen to be less exposed to a potential Chinese attack than locations farther north. ❋ Andrew Shearer (2011)

Many of the airbases that are being shut down due to cuts to the current fast-jet fleet will be used to house the troops on their return to Britain, this person said. ❋ Alistair MacDonald (2010)

Hours later the Seals took off – probably from Jalalabad or Bagram airbases in Afghanistan, the ISI official said – and entered Pakistani airspace. ❋ Unknown (2011)