When the Alacrity visited, there were only six women stationed on the island, and they were all in the brig, as the only place on the island secure enough to protect them from the rapacious …

Diego Garcia is the above-water rim of a coral atoll composed of Holocene coral rubble and sand to the depth of about 36 m (118 ft), overlaying Pleistocene limestone deposited at the then-sea …

Below: East Point Plantation, Diego Garcia. In this area the Manager, his family, and his staff lived in these concrete buildings. Below: Breaking the nuts and scooping out the copra. Generally …

Sep 9, 2021 · Tarina Peterson, 39, from San Diego, California, was a flight attendant who worked on military flights to Diego Garcia between 2006 and 2010. Here she recounts her experience …

Jun 15, 2015 · “That beautiful atoll of Diego Garcia, right in the middle of the ocean,” is how Stuart Barber described it in the late 1950s. A civilian working for the U.S. Navy, Barber would …

Dec 8, 2024 · With limited access to clothing, particularly for the 16 children in the camp, Shanthi and other women stitched dresses from bed sheets. Come Christmas time, they turned paper …

Jun 15, 2015 · "That beautiful atoll of Diego Garcia, right in the middle of the ocean," is how Stuart Barber described it in the late 1950s. A civilian working for the U.S. Navy, Barber would …

On 26 March 1982, Barbara Shuping and five other women were assigned to the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. They were the first women to live on the island since the Chagossians …

Jan 14, 2025 · About Diego Garcia Island: Located in: Central Indian Ocean, part of the Chagos Archipelago. Controlled by: British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), leased to the United States …

Dec 9, 2024 · Diego Garcia, a remote coral atoll in the Indian Ocean, is the largest island in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) aka the Chagos Archipelago. Its strategic location, …