A new satellite image revealing a major US military buildup at Diego Garcia has sparked speculation over whether the ...

The island is an important forward operating base for the U.S. Air Force's bomber fleet. Two B-52H strategic bombers deployed to Diego Garcia from late March to early April.

A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, lands after a Bomber Task Force mission at Naval Station, Diego Garcia, 25 November 2021.Credit: US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Malone via DVIDS.

The Air Force has deployed F-15 fighter jets for a force protection mission on Diego Garcia, Pacific Air Forces confirmed this week. The strategically important island in the Indian Ocean has ...

U.S. Air Force 37th Bomb Squadron pilot boards a B-1B Lancer at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in November 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Malone/ ID 211105-F-GF466-1040 ...

US Air Force handout image shows a B-2 stealth bomber taking off during a base exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on ... Diego Garcia, the air base the US may use if it decides to ...

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Diego Garcia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during October 2001 [Photo: enior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin, U.S. Air Force] ...

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Diego Garcia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. Senior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin / U.S. Air Force Oct. 3, 2024, 10:36 PM EDT / Source : Reuters ...

A US Air Force B-1B bomber takes off from the Diego Garcia military base on a strike mission against Afghanistan in Diego Garcia on October 7, 2021. ( DoD/AFP via Getty Images ) ...

The Pentagon is moving stealthy B-2 bombers over the Pacific from their Air Force base in Missouri, a sign the Trump ...

The Diego Garcia military base sits in the heart ... "The deployment of these B-2s is clearly designed to send a message—perhaps several messages—to Iran," retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric ...