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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 8:19 pm
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CubsFanJohn
 
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Originally Posted by ESpen36
The entire island of Diego Garcia is off-limits to all except the US/UK military personnel and contractors who operate the joint base there. I suppose an exception might be granted in an emergency situation under ETOPS, but in general, nobody is allowed to go to Diego Garcia, not even spouses/family of military personnel or contractors stationed there.
According to the Wikipedia page (I know not a reliable source) IT IS a site that does allow ETOPS emergency landing.
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