Oct 24, 1972 · The first map naming Diego Garcia was created by Edward Wright and published in 1599. Diego Garcia remained uninhabited for nearly 200 years after Wright's map was published. In the late 1700's the French briefly attempted settlement on the atoll before turning over the island to the British in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Feb 26, 2020 · One of the major projects for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the major project for the Seabees in the 1970s and early 1980s was the construction of naval facilities on the atoll of Diego Garcia, which was part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Diego Garcia, one of the 52 coral atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, was located in the Indian Ocean 960 …

Apr 18, 2015 · The Diego Garcia base was initially planned as an austere communication station with all necessary supporting facilities, including an airstrip. On 23 January 1971 a nine-man reconnaissance party from landed on the atoll to confirm planning information and carry out a preliminary survey of the beach landing areas.

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Sep 4, 2021 · Diego Garcia, one of the 52 coral atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, is located in the Indian Ocean 960 miles south of India and 7 miles south of the equator. The 6,700 acre, heavily vegetated atoll is horseshoe-shaped with a perimeter of approximately 40 miles and average elevations of 3 to 7 feet.

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Project Name: Diego Garcia Fleet Moorings Project Author: Don Wells, Ed Morris Organizations/People Involved: CHESDIV FPO-1: Ed Spencer, Lead; LCDR Ed Morris, OIC, LCDR Mike Praskiewicz, Larry Mendlow, others; NCEL, PWC San Diego, PWC Subic Bay, UCT-2, OCP SEACON and St. Juliens Creek (OCEI), Combat Camera Crew, Tracor Marine.

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Jul 1, 2015 · The Diego Garcia base was initially planned as an austere communication station with all necessary supporting facilities, including an airstrip. On 23 January 1971 a nine-man reconnaissance party from landed on the atoll to confirm planning information and carry out a preliminary survey of the beach landing areas.