Diego Garcia is the largest island of the British Indian Ocean Territory. But it is also claimed by the Indian Ocean state of Mauritius, which lies some 1,300 miles to the southwest.

More: In Diego Garcia’s water, “pre-positioned” freighters and tankers wait at anchor, packed with tanks, ammo, fuel, food, water, the arms and material it takes for armies, navies and air ...

While Diego Garcia may be out-of-reach, the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain is not, nor are U.S. forces at the Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar.

What happened Britain said Thursday it would cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 small islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius but retain control of Diego ...

The U.S. Department of Defense is at the horns of a dilemma when it comes to its strategic base at Diego Garcia (DGAR) in the Indian Ocean. Experts in military logistics and in th ...

Welcome to Diego Garcia–6,720 acres (2,720 hectares) of restricted military base on a depopulated atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the nearest continent.

Diego Garcia first rose to prominence in the New York indie rock scene as frontman of the moody post-punk group Elefant. When Elefant split in 2010, Garcia pursued a solo career, culminating in ...

Garcia's intimate pop songs have a way of making sad and personal musings feel universal. Hear a live performance of songs from his solo debut, Laura, from World Cafe Live.