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Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Chinese air force airmen arrive at an air base in Thailand for Exercise Falcon Strike 2025 on September 16, 2025.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
British authorities have had their eyes on the group since 2020, but its June 2025 action – when activists broke into Britain’s largest airbase, RAF Brize Norton, vandalizing two Airbus Voyager refueling planes – led to its proscription.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Trump’s post marks a quick escalation from his public comments about the air base earlier this week.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Chinese air force airmen arrive at an air base in Thailand for Exercise Falcon Strike 2025 on September 16, 2025.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
An unidentified drone was spotted flying over an airbase in Geilenkirchen, Germany, where NATO spy planes are stationed.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
British authorities have had their eyes on the group since 2020, but its June 2025 action – when activists broke into Britain’s largest airbase, RAF Brize Norton, vandalizing two Airbus Voyager refueling planes – led to its proscription.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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