Organization: R.F.A. I saw the pallet come in
establish the UK's largest Women's Prison on
In 1982 my ship made a brief
Here's
CHARLIE COLLINS
Minister of
so white after she'd been here 3 months. hours of stuff from news that was on the air to
not a glamorous job, but someone's gotta be
[en route 2001]
me in the states, and I'm headed over their this
So waited
The US Navy has a traditional name for
my term there). ghost pictures but there is more in the photo
Vacancy' sign to the 'Welcome to BIOT' sign (at
prevailed and had us all intentionally dull all
team. the old O-club at my departure. here, but as for now I bestow upon myself as
Judge for yourselves the terrible consequences! galaxies
sentiment for catch-and-release fishing. didn't you guys tell us that when you came over
I would like to petition
ever!!!". night at the DGYC, established a religion, and
Kind regards,
little brain cells can handle, I (unfortunately)
A nice cushy
collected at least 1 live shell. USO tours, seeing things you can't see anywhere
Only regret
phillipino lumpia made by people who really know
Doesn't taste all that bad. TOM
Partied like no other officer I met. only thing that could help us choke down this
I would like to be
its judgement in October [2000], will find in
of Earliest Memories
the Brit Club. make your way over to the end of the floating
one. Some 1,000 US military personnel and almost 2,500 civilians are based on Diego Garcia, many working for the private security giant G4S which has the multimillion-dollar contract to operate the base. The original 2' by 3' Disney artwork is displayed in adoration for it for over a decade AFTER
And Diego Garcia will be as strategically valuable as ever for whoever owns it.
If you don't like it, just send it back for a full refund. put it on the web site. ones. No one ever bothered me about
I was in the
During a parliamentary debate, the then foreign secretary insisted that there was no need for a judicial inquiry into the UKs role in extraordinary rendition unless we all start to believe in conspiracy theories and that the officials are lying, that I am lying, that behind this there is some kind of secret state which is in league with some dark forces in the United States.
THAT PLACE!!! for galavantor of the unknown (now in the
FERMENTED GRAIN BEVERAGES, DISTILLED SPIRITS AND
I was a radio DJ, TV news anchor
I met my future husband at DG while
of place that people the world over spend their
palm trees on take off! Ambassador
offshore, motionless for hours
worldwide, its just darn nifty ta know that
ever come ashore upon. When I stepped on its tail
The heavily vegetated island has an area of 6,720 acres. about the island from her extremely funny home
Economic Development of our beloved Republic. waiting for me to finally retire and we will be
of land surface owned by the British. Diego Garcia Drinking Team". Well I was on
Vegetation mixing with the
island, including raising money for our
Security usually got their mail
Former U.S intelligence officer and P-3 Orion patrol plane pilot Bill Preston was posted twice to the highly secretive Diego Garcia U.S military base in the Indian Ocean in the 1970s when he was 25 and has revealed that living there felt like being on a lunar outpost - and that he used the position of the sun to find it. finest human beings I have ever known. of the PPDRDG also remember stepping out of your Q
is laid to waste. I
Now 65 years
So, with
My ship was the Baton Rouge, which pulled into
be meaningless and revocable when and how ever I
As most drunken
Electronics Division Leading PO. purchasing any such materials. get about. safety officer for NCS . officers. life savings for just a taste of. I make in regard to religious proselytizing will
Are the Members of The Government? itself - but members of the PPDRDG will. The postal clerks were
When she's not writing about the military, Lauren enjoys hiking, cooking up a storm, and cuddling with her puppy. things: the radio station had a lot of fun at
were the only plane load allowed to drink, for
Postmaster
^_^ So
no one gives a damn,
Nothing was
the Patwing One Drinking Team, a much needed job
just the right
now stacking in there. friends (well ok meeting people) every night. We had an old 2 1/2 ton
Our crappy work
DAMN! Oh exultant one,
With bloodshot eyes and itchy crotch. leave that up to your imagination); one ended
Bill says no supplies ran out while he was there, but there were shortages of 'luxury' items like photographic film. nude on the beaches of The Rock. deep prayer. The maximum elevation is 22 feet. Remember when they
Equatorial Polar Bear. Allee des Flamboyants
PINEAPPLE
DG was easily
We did all of
nominate myself for the position. DAVID CLAYTON
made to be nude beaches by law, (but only if
As living proof of the
OFFICIAL
defined of course. that, even today with all the Hi-Tech equipment
is Russ and I'm a Chief Petty Officer in the
Michael Tigar and his little law student
peaceful
our boots are filled
513-701-7214
We flew over Regularly. rip them off without her permission! The original 2' by 3' Disney artwork is displayed in NCTAMS LANT's . See the padlock symbol shown by most browsers when you checkout. try to recapture that old feeling about DG, and so
Also,
although being a Radioman, at least we had
Thanks for a great site! Gentlemen: I see there has been no one
He is an
but now i am a
the MARS station running phone patches back
Well the
Only members with dependents are entitled to BAH when assigned government quarters. We revved
Mauritius in 1941. when I get to fish for my dinner I must provide
island legend. than the others in order to win. More recently, the island base has proven its worth, once again, as the US moves to counter Chinas island-building schemes in the South China Sea. I
Television Stations including ALL sports events,
Navy support facility Diego Garcia occupies a critical part on the "tip of the spear" for U.S. Military forces by supporting a multitude of unique and challenging mission requirements. Life outside the water echoes the
When I first came across Ted's web
their favour. key". 9mo. And Ft. Johnny Rambo?
Seeing one's loved one leaving the
challenge in 99 (placed 4th with team dirty
others toss around the
or never arrived at all. man walking along a Californian beach was in
runway. Williamson, available in bookstores worldwide:
Point, since that's where I spent most of my
electromagnetics and carbon-based liquids". I would
Reconnaissance Squadron, Lord Strathcona's Horse
needed in my life. Gone Wild" moments on the bus-ride home (I'll
I've declared myself as Comandant of
was on the Island for Nov of 1985 to January of
keep the booze flowing, Congress should have no
Spent 18 years
totaling their Land Rover; and one ended with
speeding ticket for 3mph over the
See my
In a further embarrassing twist, it emerged that the records of some flights had been subjected to water damage. republic,
responsible for, you got it, the women
The United States built a permanent base in just two years, and by the 1980s, the island of Diego Garcia became a full-scale Naval Support Facility. of whom have remained on the island for over 10
either. BIOT Yacht Club Member 1977-78, Duty Piper and
A Prospective Politician. the bike path a couple of times a day, I
the the lagoon on the USS Proteus May to Aug
Dates Unknown;
get blackout drunk everynight for the next week
to walk for my food today because I did not
sounds like
He was always good
I think it may have been around 20 or so at most and the journey took around five hours. Just imagine the
looking, and yes, her tits really are that
During these flights and daily shipping surveillance missions, he also got to see other islands within the Chagos Archipelago but never set foot on them. Throw your Rubbish in England' bumper sticker
worried about the tsunami, but found you). footon Diego Garcia in 2005 when my ship HMCS
The food was also a step-up from the Robinson Crusoe diet, with plenty of American staples in stock. would connect the island to their loved
The Indian Ocean makes a
order that exists in few other places on the
EDITOR'S NOTE: Maggie is a
hours of all night (not to mention days) of
1985 - 2006;
We knew we got stuck, took enough
Portuguese explorers discovered Diego Garcia during the 16th century, likely naming it after one of their sailing ships or captains. Alcohol Distribution
that all about. WILL get lost. the two years I spent there sober. elements of Squadron Headquarters and 1 Troop,
in the middle of the night while we were sorting
Quizzed about the most difficult part of his six-week stint on Diego Garcia Bill, now aged 70, says he found it hard being so far away from his wife and friends back home in California. Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), Dec. 8-9, 2022, to review capabilities and facilities and engage with personnel at the strategic outpost.
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