air base
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Last month’s resupply run showed a deepening Russian hold on the air base.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
However, the army of Kuwait, which hosts a U.S. air base, confirmed that its air defenses were “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks” in a post on X late Wednesday night.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Munir also greeted Vance, escorting him down a red carpet at the Nur Khan air base, where US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were already waiting.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
On Friday a US official told Reuters that 12 US personnel had been wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian military attack on the air base.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
It would be his longest, the longest for any pilot—from Pakistan all the way over Russia to an air base in northern Norway.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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