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GBR | RAF Croughton – RAF Fairford (Σ)

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Locations in VisualBases: Blenheim Crescent – RAF Barford St John Transmitter Annex – RAF Bicester – RAF Croughton – RAF Oakhanger – RAF Fairford

Official Sources: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/raf-croughton-raf-fairford

BRN | Naval Support Activity, US Coast Guard

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 26.206329,  50.615541

belongs to: Naval Support Activity Bahrain

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Bahrain

including:

U.S. Coast Guard – Patrol Forces Southwest Asia

Supports U.S. Fifth Fleet with persistent maritime presence in order to deter and counter disruptive countries, defeat violent extremism and strengthen friendly maritime capabilities to promote a secure maritime environment in U.S. Central Command.

BRN | Bahrain (Σ)

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Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_Defence_Force#U.S._support
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streitkr%C3%A4fte_Bahrains

Official Sources: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/naval-support-activity-bahrain

Other Sources: https://militarybases.com/overseas/bahrain/

PRT | Air Base No 4, Lajes Field (Azores)

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38.761944, -27.090833

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajes_Field

Official Source: https://www.lajesfss.com/

BSR entries (8): Agualva Munitions Storage Annex (no military layer) – Caldeira Ammunition Storage Area – Cinco Picos Globecom Annex Covadascinzas Petroleum Products Stg Annex – Lajes Field – Lajes System Annex Site 1 – Praia Da Victoria Dock Annex – Praia Da Victoria Fuel Storage Annex (no military layer) – Villa Nova Globecom Annex (no military layer)

DJI | Djibouti / Dschibuti (Σ)

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Wikipedia EN: (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti%E2%80%93Ambouli_International_Airport#Military_use –

(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti_Armed_Forces – 

(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti#Foreign_military_presence

Campaign info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aFqg0LyUMo
(Webinar by World Beyond War -April 10, 2024)