Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
| Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Garcia in British Indian Ocean Territory | |||||||
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Diego Garcia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during October 2001. Five other B-1Bs are visible parked in the foreground. | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Naval Support Facility | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | United States Navy Royal Navy | ||||||
| Controlled by | Commander, Navy Installations Command British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia (Archive link) | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
Location in the Indian Ocean | |||||||
| Coordinates | 7°18′48″S 72°24′40″E / 7.31333°S 72.41111°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1971 – 1976 | ||||||
| In use | 1976 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Captain R. Wade Blizzard | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: FJDG, WMO: 619670 | ||||||
| Elevation | 4.1 metres (13 ft) AMSL | ||||||
| |||||||
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, abbreviated NSF Diego Garcia, is a British Ministry of Defence facility leased to the United States Navy, located on the atoll Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, for an initial period of 99 years after the expulsion of over 2,000 inhabitants of the island, descendants of plantation workers brought there by European colonial powers.
Camp Thunder Cove is part of the facility, and is operated by the United States Armed Forces and British Armed Forces. In 2016, the British renewed the lease until 2036, and stated that dispossessed islanders would not be permitted to return.