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Except that the whole place was built in the early 2000s on land razed by Mussolini to build an air base.
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 11 June 2024
In 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Early in the administration, when North Korea shot down a U.S. reconnaissance plane over international waters in April 1969, Kissinger was the lead voice advocating a strike on a North Korean air base in retaliation.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who had scrambled against China last week during its war games around the island, as he was briefed on the events at a frontline air base on Tuesday.
—Fox News, 28 May 2024
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Emma Bubola, New York Times, 11 June 2024
In 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Early in the administration, when North Korea shot down a U.S. reconnaissance plane over international waters in April 1969, Kissinger was the lead voice advocating a strike on a North Korean air base in retaliation.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who had scrambled against China last week during its war games around the island, as he was briefed on the events at a frontline air base on Tuesday.
—Fox News, 28 May 2024
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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