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Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2024
Gonzalez, his wife and Spanish officials landed at the Torrejon de Ardoz military air base, according to a statement from Spain’s Foreign Ministry.
—CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Images taken Wednesday by Planet Labs PBC show that two hangars at Borisoglebsk air base had been struck, with a field of debris around both.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Qatar is also home to a massive U.S. military air base, and has functioned as the primary mediator in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, and the return of Israeli hostages still held there.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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The new airport in Nuuk puts the capital city at the heart of transit links in the country; previously, international travelers had to fly into Kangerlussuaq, an old US air base located in the center of the west coast, and then transfer to a smaller plane for any onward travel.
—Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2024
Gonzalez, his wife and Spanish officials landed at the Torrejon de Ardoz military air base, according to a statement from Spain’s Foreign Ministry.
—CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Images taken Wednesday by Planet Labs PBC show that two hangars at Borisoglebsk air base had been struck, with a field of debris around both.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Qatar is also home to a massive U.S. military air base, and has functioned as the primary mediator in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, and the return of Israeli hostages still held there.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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