A US B-2 Spirit bomber, part of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, stops for refueling at the US military base on Diego Garcia in this file photo taken October 8, 2001 ...

Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

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 ...

The base at Diego Garcia enables the U.S. to conduct operations in support of regional stability and provide rapid crisis ...

The UK on Thursday signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia military base, critical to the UK and the US, for an average of 101 million pounds ...

Why are they contested? In the 1960s and 1970s Britain evicted as many as 2,000 people from the islands so the U.S. military could build the Diego Garcia base.

The U.S. deployed B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia as a signal to Iran that America may commit to force if diplomacy fails. Their presence underscores deterrence despite halted Houthi bombing operations.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 13, 2018 ” A business unit of KBR (NYSE: KBR) will continue its support for a U.S. Navy facility in the British Indian Ocean Territory atoll known as Diego Garcia ...