Diego Garcia Cannon Point
Diego Garcia Cannon Point Art.
Diego Garcia (also known as “The Footprint Of Freedom” due to the island’s shape) is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, located just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, abbreviated as NSF Diego Garcia, is a British Indian Ocean Territory facility used by the Royal Navy and leased to the United States Navy, located on the atoll Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. During World War II, the British Royal Marines installed 6-inch naval guns on Diego Garcia in February, 1942, to protect the local base from enemy attacks. Cannon Point is now a historic World War II site and a popular walking path known as the “Cannon Point Trail”.
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Diego Garcia Cannon Point military travel poster art by Squadron Posters!
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia was built beginning in 1971 following the expulsion of 2,000 Chagosians, descendants of imported plantation workers, from Diego Garcia and other islands in the Chagos Archipelago. In October 2024, the British government announced a deal that would see sovereignty over the Chagos Islands transferred to Mauritius and the Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia leased to the British government for an initial period of 99 years. NSF Diego Garcia provides Base Operating Services to tenant commands located on the island. The command’s mission is “To provide logistic support to operational forces forward deployed to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf AORs in support of national policy objectives.” In 1982, construction activities were transferred from the Seabees to a consortium of civilian contractors, Raymond International, and Brown and Root and Mowlem, a joint venture. Raymond had deep-draft wharf and waterfront skills, Brown and Root had concrete and infrastructure skills, and Mowlem was an English firm known for taking on challenging projects. The majority of the projects were completed by 1988.
In 1985, the new port facilities were completed and the USS Saratoga was the first aircraft carrier to tie up. Two years later, the United States Air Force’s Strategic Air Command began deploying Boeing B-52 bombers and aerial refueling aircraft to the newly completed airfield facilities. Check out this stunning Diego Garcia Cannon Point Art by Squadron Posters!
Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle! (See our Facebook page HERE)
This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!
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