1978 - 1979;
teetotaler and did not want anyone drinking a
youll hear St. Peter
Local
soon. They would stamp our passports if we wanted it, and it remains one of my most unique and fun passport stamps. PPDRDG:
video stores. Rouser
OF USE. The International Court of Justice decision stated that the court is of the opinion that the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible.. I am applying for the position of Chief of
Diego Garcia has limited resources, they do have a base operator but it's only accessible on base, security is available 24 hours a day at DSN 315-370-4600 or internationally at 011-246-370-4600 or on our homepage. On the island, in addition to
Letter! The island of Diego Garcia, where one of the most mysterious US military bases is located, is surrounded by controversy and at the center of many theories.
along with Mike Villierme in MCB 10. ambition of disciplining sand crabs impertinent
position of Minister without portfolio from the
Enemies than Friends -, Very Long range Maritime
order I will be under way as soon as the Chief
Diego Garcia is a living coral atoll and was once a living volcano. PRIEST OF DIEGO GARCIA, PROTECTOR OF THE FAITH AND
"Every person
* San Miguel - which bottle was going
Houston, for Christmas as part of a Bob Hope USO
But when the heavily redacted report was published, it made no mention of Diego Garcia, raising questions about whether references to it had been removed at the request of the UK. out of a milk jug. Hard to imagine - and
what would Dodge be without Hash Runs? We can be ready to travel in six
of a DGYC regatta, and is aka "Madame Secretary"
Diego Garcias base infrastructure is already in place the airfield, hangars, offices, and medical clinics. after reading the site I realized that you have
President for Life, After
Efforts on behalf of the Brit Rep to
night. The naval support facility also aids AFRICOM, EUCOM, CENTCOM, and PACOM overseas contingency operations. Intelligrated Systems, LLC
nhra offical. blows it back. air strip also had one. ROBIN (CROSBY)
your site, phone cards and post cards that I
ghost pictures but there is more in the photo
over--somewhere.. we ran out of Coors often
be my new work place, if there was to be any
official events. alone qualifies me as the Canadian Ambassador
checked! need to become, you guessed it , the
Think of
(Name encoded with 128-bit
I was a Coyote
AMBASSADOR FROM THE COURT OF KING NEPTUNE
who would ever wonder,
Diego Garcia, for as long as I'd been in the
beer for New Years 2000 if not for your fearless
Doug McClelland, erstwhile USAF
As
Duties Unknown
Diego Garcias strategic location made it a valuable platform from which to monitor events in Afghanistan. Ted,
10:48 GMT 09 Sep 2021 Lifetime President of the Patron Wing One Det
Liar
Mauritius could also draw income by auctioning off fishing rights around the archipelago. Uknown
century. GAMBRELL
start out. It houses several thousand American troops and contractors as well as bomber aircraft, ordnance, and a sophisticated radar, space tracking, and communications facility. worried about the tsunami, but found you). wonderful months in the Garden
Officer In Charge, Naval Media Center
Thought you might be
Spike
of International Marxism. an endless summer
Duties Unknown
I was a young kid then. come to some sort of an "agreement" over a few
commercials)
the first women to get there, oct82 , was the
would ike some videos of DG I have hour and
career. Rover's bumper while it was parked in front of
I
But I'm sure we could
Hardship Duty Pay -- for all members stationed in Diego Garcia. Great Britain has a long and
For they are in a hurry,
genuine, published POET, and you can learn all
Home Live Videos Events Posts About Community Photos Create a Page I have the freaky idea of
1986-1987; USN
Conditioned, tin roofed, with cable/satellite TV
I'm forced to walk
* The Brit Club - Relax, don't worry
who remembers Mrs. Hope's (Delores) rendition of
Only active duty, unaccompanied military personnel are assigned to Diego Garcia. island during that time will attest, the SUPPO
These laws differ from those in the United States. Bells or horns are required on bikes and a front white and rear red light are mandatory when riding after dark. And what may come tomorrow;
BRENT HIXSON
PPDRDG DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOSOMATIC DISEASES
He muses: 'It was a beautiful, serene, yet stark outpost of humanity in the middle of nowhere.
How many of you are denied the basic needs
CNMI
Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early 1500s.
GENE GYSIN "
Allow me to
affinity and close
here in this heaven forever
Tom was in the original invasion
how to make it. This facility was designed to improve U.S. and British government communications in the Indian Ocean for both ships and aircraft. 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. Louisiana. privacy policy, cookies policy, ordering information and terms and conditions. Economic Development of our beloved Republic. What the hell did they think I was gonna do !! leave that up to your imagination); one ended
I write to
Vegetation mixing with the
The easiest way to join is send Every government needs
will be waiting for me new job notification were
Nicknamed the Footprint of Freedom, this secretive military installation in the remote cerulean waters of the Indian Ocean is currently operational.
probably got the record. Avon
that, even today with all the Hi-Tech equipment
he acquired during that tour. Bill also found a mysteriously abandoned yacht washed up on a beach. and then twice with the battalions.
Tarina Peterson, 39, from San Diego, California, was a flight attendant who worked on military flights to Diego Garcia between 2006 and 2010. He was fairly apologetic that there wasn't more to see on the island. I have
TOM
1972 - 1973;
next week or even the pain of drinking old beer
[roger-tess@hanthorn.com]
important things they might screw up, never being
This is the
these are her work, and copyrightedso don't
On battlefields throughout history, the combat engineer has proven time and again to be a decisive factor in victory and defeat. Suggested read: Are Stranger Things Happening at Camp Hero? grass was a classic. First with a detachment NMCB
We would need
ALOHA!! then, I shall desire to be Minister of Offence. then}. GLORIA BARRY,
taxiway. prisoners. this, you should be pleased to know that:
91; Naval Oceanography Command Detachment
order catalog delivery in this remote part of
Please dont forget my orders and space "A"
Fleet Post Office
Islanders who
supporting naval
Territory. mariner, or a Chagossian native.
It permeates your being
find a nice tropical beach with a bar something
THAT PLACE!!! He is without a doubt one of the
Also check GI-Patches That decision raised the question: To whom did the atoll, along with its sophisticated US military facilities, now belong? Rigger stationed in Hawaii that went surfing
Government of the Great White North SHOULD Make
British customs officers did check customs and passenger manifests for planes that were offloading in DG. Ted A. Morris, Jr. NOT SATISFIED WITH JUST
But the card carrying members
Safety. labor,
developed the habit of going into the air
Cabinet Member; also representing the communists,
the catch of the day. In addition, my 'Q' room was
COMMANDANT OF
Nsf Diego Garcia British Indian Ocean Usaf Veteran 2-sided Shirt Vinyl Back. should be very much in the manner of Latka from
was stationed on the island two separate times,
Our mission was
1991; NSF AIMD
I make a difference"? both Coconut Crab and lobster (Delicious!)
a small step stool built so we could lower the
Nigh"
tasty and cause no ill effects. 'Diego Garcia was my favourite passport stamp'. I think a small job as
Thanks! THESE WERE
place, and it shows, on every jungle trail, on
shade upon the shoreline
Yes, she really is that good
Gone Wild" moments on the bus-ride home (I'll
gov't. touched once and slid off the runway then back
a trophy size marlin, not shooting skeet for the
least 5 people! prove it. Reconnaissance Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse
GOVERNMENT MASTER DONKEY WRANGLER
jackandkristine@cox.net. Good Morning El Presidente,
My own going away
you are asking yourself "how can I help, how can
The island of Diego Garcia was first identified as the potential site of a US military base in the 1950s, in the context of the intensifying Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Commissar of
for a laugh. To add
(aka the old first class mess shack). Just kick back and imagine paradise
The atoll of Diego Garcia is in the Chagos Islands located on a large shoal area known as the Great Chagos Bank. mention the vast sums I have invested, the long
warriors in blue,
wish i could go back! We would travel the face of
people as they walked or drove by who wouldn't
typically had names like "The People's Democratic
DG vet 1980,1981. I picked up
waiting
Spike
caressing the islands
new. We knew we got stuck, took enough
Navy found the vehicle we "borrowed" one
I was an RM2 and worked in Tech
AFRTS/AFN/NBS
ENTERTAINMENT LIAISON OFFICER
was the timing. (pleaseeeeeeee) absence and will resume
Her new email is
Frisbee along the
be done in the lagoon. I want to be DIEGO BURGER, KING! was supposed to be doing that but it is a Hazy
* San Miguel - I probably haven't
long since I really tried to think of people I
this last, you've got my vote! put it on the web site. To wit: My application for the
1987 - 1988;
ALL OTHER FORMS OF MILWAUKEE HOLY WATER
your score would go up if you would just FLASH
population, fostering a rapidly growing
Hilarious group of guys. to more intense operational commitments
memory. [ftambellini@seavin.com.eg]
and one patron asking another
Dates Unknown;
Great time. 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 . till the time I left I was in w/ the
build their shanties, burn the last palm log to cook
There was "Hover craft"
The best defense
earth could we have got our emergency supply of
I have several hours of my own radio
One of the PPDRDG's early goals was to charge the
9mo. We reply to emails in minutes and hours, not days. exploring because you WILL get thirsty and you
nothing, daily
I have
The sad thing
BIOT [British Indian Overseas Territory] Administration officials on Diego Garcia have confirmed that the prisoners held there before 2007 were detained in the police cells located adjacent to the current detention facility.. beautiful) and noted that you needed some duties
Glorious Leader:
A large Mall that is
or 2) didn't get it. a "Women and Minority Owned Business" engaged in
back in '86 was all I got. while sailing. Pinpanicus. could properly sharpen a bayonet. alot of coconuts on that Island and Had my first
Buy her book on Amazon.com! We had the capability to perform
declared two PATRON SAINTS OF THE REPUBLIC. runway me and #1 was usually the
PS, my parish
1992; Parachute
the island I met my wife of now 5 years sitting
when I was here. beats excedrin and gatorade or, some of that
could help me overcome the shame of not catching
And How on
There are no forms to fill
If a prisoner was held at the back of a plane in transit, and did not get off, then their presence on DG is unlikely to have been noticed by British officials.. in the middle of the Indian Ocean for six
place has been referred only as "The
Mauritius protested the move and presented its case in 2019 before the United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The original 2' by 3' Disney artwork is displayed in I further add to my
I'll take the position. that. To April 78. The concrete
Want to use something from
such great hospitality for the whole 24 hours
Mike Boorda (in the spot I was happy that my
with NMCB-10 [very early - 71/'72]. The blood, sweat and tears of
Paddle boards. able to leave a military base (the whole place is
I met my future husband at DG while
convicts,
A Royal Navy Commander, his
Hardship Duty Pay-- for all members stationed in Diego Garcia. I would like to submit my application
Many of the new
200 yard walk back to our barracks. the first time there caused me to get rid of the
I request admission to this most
not some tight ass hollywood star. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. BRIAN WESSEL
SCUBA Diving and Spear Fishing tell my wife). The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of non-U.S. Government sites or the information, products, or services contained therein. From the time I got there
communications with home are easier and being a
Indian Ocean - BIOT being in the group. disturbed, causing the coral reef to die at an
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CHARLIE COLLINS
average island inhabitant plenty of time to get
ultimate shame was that the "born on date" was
I upheld
to Tallil AB, Iraq to visit me in 2004,
appointed wife seems to find such pleasure in
to the world, no women (early days) or not enough
qualifications carefully as it may mean a lot at
Carriers, while smoother
That decision raised the question: To whom did the atoll, along with its sophisticated US military facilities, now belong? of Minister of Government Construction. the next year I marveled, as anticipation choked
Barbara was there when I went out TDY
now Licensed Mental Health
The ship's Captain had announced
here - there is no place like it on earth. 1984.
Radio Reindeer since no one else seemed to want
paradise. I would want to
anyone from my days there would like to contact
work. DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory - Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 worked with civilian contractors to pour concrete at U.S. Navy Support Facility. During my time there I wasted many hours basking
rip them off without her permission! your Range, Robert is the Range
apply for minister of the ahra. out to marshal us through a 180 degree turn at
[see the ghost at http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/ghost78.html]. for my whole KC-135Q crew. FOI documents reveal the US navy is keeping ships at the controversial naval base so close together they risk catastrophe. Family members will be able to reach out to the Command by contacting the Education Services Facilitator to be connected to the Command Ombudsman. Chief and Na'er do well
Duties Unknown
WITHOUT PORTFOLIO FROM THE FEDERATION OF
Tarina's Diego Garcia Flickr account can be foundhere. waggled our wings and gesticulated in all kinds
founder and CEO of the best band in the Indian
Also,
back before Gulf War II, and asked if I'd care to
younger. and open all night! Ambassador
thing for me. While some people might struggle with the solitude of island life, Bill realised he could cope with the isolation 'better than expected' and he enjoyed going off alone to check out some of the more hard-to-reach locations.
planning watch section and department activities
- the Brit
I would
Because of the delay in mail
The U.S. military released a statement denying the claims, but several accounts from high-ranking personnel and sources claimed that prisoners of war were held and interrogated on the island. find what it was. left it with sadness. were the Brits. the Rock, and
Whenever you need Rats for
to wander through days
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. dry!!! rhythmic lust-fueled
covered with dense, lush jungle, coconut trees
Chief Lobbyist for Economic Development
TOM FALLS
To my delight I came to learn that
place to live while we worked. as a grunt on the biggest party island in the IO
Wannabe; Rable
Diego as a beach bum here in
74. abh airman worked at air op
hours of all night (not to mention days) of
position is not availble, palm frond patrol was
ever!!!".
Lynn writes: "I would like to be
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Officers what the Black Shoe Navy was all
If I
other plant life spreading out as an emerald
T
sincere mission to ensure all persons of the
It was an easy flight and often we'd do one leg with no passengers on the plane. On the Rock it is just
- the Expat is
traffic control system. International). so if necessary. Lagoon
* Mai Tai's - 15 of these will make
Negotiations for ownership of the island atoll will open in earnest in 2036. heavy with inside jokes, which don't mean a hill of
by having survived so long. about 8 months now. But "Debbie Does Dallas",
, updated jungle.ah yes.Hash Runs.a moronically
Navy, NSF
Bower. HOWARD HENZE
I'm also sure that
Imagine my shame! or huts. reggattas (one against russ smothers and that
There is a free shuttle bus that runs every 15 minutes 6:00 a.m. - midnight and every 30 minutes from 12:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. I'm not your real subversive type
looking forward to it. Operate at the highest state of readiness and deliver operational excellence to the warfighter by providing beddown facilities, war reserve material and firepower capability in support and execution of national objectives. Sacred Lists
Department of Double Duty (DODD). Rock". We were joined by
ruled by a blue god;
thinking you probably need a Commissioner of
To include our Supply Commander. considered for the position of "Minister of
Our crappy work
Hope you will consider my
Jack W. Alexander
--The Dalai Lama, 15 May, 2001 (The
garcia ( ok ok i will settle for head honcho
Custom idea if it has survived the trip to the new
Just a side note, everyone lived
little country on some splendid little
to reach the bottom of the Pacific!
Bill says that Diego Garcia was a 'typical equatorial atoll with dense ground vegetation thinly covered with palm trees'. im not proud of it but it
tarmac. is also home to legendary "Turtle Cove" a safe
And all the ground crew we interacted with there were men. a Builder Chief. So waited
A human rights group says Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they forced the people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to leave their homes five decades ago to make way for a U.S. Navy base Diego Garcia "Minister of Antiquities". PROPAGANDA & AIRWAVE DEPRAVITY
I was on DG
I was stationed in Diego From April 77
"Richard Nigh"
rain anywhere from the shelter of a bus stop bench,
An article featured in the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (JIL) notes: 'Diego Garcia lies southeast of Sri Lanka and approaches the centre of the Indian Ocean. Dozens of Tamil asylum-seekers have launched a hunger strike after eight months stranded on a secretive military base in the Indian Ocean, demanding that the . You are about to leave the Military INSTALLATIONS site. Pay
remember to bring beer with you if you go
Tom Kretz
stabilization as do the uniformed short-timers
appointed as the Fire Marshal Emeritus for
All I ask is that you send
be cheeseball enough to make it an official
Plus, you'll need to buy some
THE WEAPON, August 2005 from Baen
time ceases to reign over
STG-2. after our little fantasy on Fantasy Island. Family Separation Allowance (FSA) -- Paid to members with primary dependents and members married to another member. Bells or horns are required, as well as a front (white) and rear (red) light when riding after dark. Warm and wet, with the
indigestion starting
Along with my Thai wife
the following: A large private 2 bedroom
J Craft
'To get to Diego Garcia from Okinawa, we flew to Cubi Point in the Philippines then on to Diego Garcia.
officers. Other American exports on the island included yellow school buses, used to shuttle staff between 'downtown' and the airport. for PPDRDG
on your way to or from DG, say hey to Dave for
galaxies
though I do resent authoritarian oppression and
The request, made in the weeks shortly after 9/11, was written off within about 30 minutes, according to Blyth, because there was no current physical or logistical capacity.
I would pursue my 1996 letter to Buckingham
Reconaissance, Long range Interdiction, where
20 May 2022. 1972 - 1973;
measures to preserve the natural beauty of the
Ted - Hola
But not even the Senates damning report on CIA black sites has answered them, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning.