Monday, September 18, 2017

U.S. Establishes Its First Permanent Military Base In Israel



The Times Of Israel: In first, US establishes permanent military base in Israel

Head of IDF's Aerial Defense Command lauds new air defense facility as a symbolic and operational achievement

For the first time in history, the United States on Monday established an official, permanent military base in Israel: an air defense base in the heart of the Negev desert.

Dozens of US Air Force soldiers will call home the new base, located inside the Israeli Air Force’s Mashabim Air Base, west of the towns of Dimona and Yerucham.

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More News On The U.S. Establishing Its First Permanent Base In Israel

Israel and US open first American military base in Israel -- AP
Israel gets first joint US military base -- AFP
For first time, US military opens permanent base in Israel -- JNS.org
IDF, US Army celebrate inauguration of first American base in Israel -- The Jerusalem Post

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hillary Clinton just floated the idea of contesting the 2016 election outcome. Now, she does that because Trump's support is so low, she might actually get enough support for it to scare the Donald. Now I wonder if this influences his decision to go to war with north Korea asap (no one would question a wartime's president's legitemacy )