Diego Garcia US Navy Base

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Diego_Garcia_US_Navy_Base
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established 1971
gptkbp:function communications
naval operations
logistics support
air operations
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:hasAirport yes
gptkbp:hasAmmunitionStorage yes
gptkbp:hasChapel yes
gptkbp:hasCommunicationsFacility yes
gptkbp:hasExchange yes
gptkbp:hasFacility yes
gptkbp:hasFireDepartment yes
gptkbp:hasFuelStorage yes
gptkbp:hasLibrary yes
gptkbp:hasPort yes
gptkbp:hasPostalCode yes
gptkbp:hasRecreation yes
gptkbp:hasRestaurant yes
gptkbp:hasSatelliteTracking yes
gptkbp:hasSecurityForce yes
gptkbp:hasSportsClub yes
gptkbp:hasStation yes
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia
gptkb:Air_Force_Space_Command_Detachment
Submarine support
Prepositioning ships
gptkbp:house yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diego Garcia US Navy Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:NKW
FJDG
gptkbp:location gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:runwayLength 3,659 meters
gptkbp:runwaySurface 2
gptkbp:strategicImportance power projection
Indian Ocean operations
US military logistics
gptkbp:timezone UTC+6
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6