Naval Base Diego Garcia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:built 1971
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:airport
gptkb:port
communications center
fuel storage
logistics support area
gptkbp:hasPopulation gptkb:military
contractors
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:aircraft
bomber
submarines
support vessels
pre-positioned ships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Base Diego Garcia
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:NKW
FJDG
gptkbp:island gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:leasedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:leaseDuration 20 years
gptkbp:leaseRenewal 2016
gptkbp:leaseStart 1966
gptkbp:location gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:noPermanentCivilianPopulation true
gptkbp:notableEvent Chagossian expulsion
alleged CIA black site
controversy over sovereignty
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military_operation
logistics support
gptkbp:runwayLength 3660 meters
gptkbp:strategicImportance gptkb:Indian_Ocean
Middle East operations
Asia-Pacific operations
gptkbp:timezone UTC+6
gptkbp:type gptkb:airport
gptkb:military
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6