air base

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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

The Aviano air base in Italy is a major U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The troops, operating the drones from an air base in Bauchi state, are part of a deployment sent by the United States to train their Nigerian counterparts, who are battling jihadist militants.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Macron on Monday also threw additional military support behind Cyprus, following a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a Cyprus air base.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Then, on August 6,1945, a plane took off from the air base on Saipan.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac