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Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The erstwhile president and his entourage got on a jet that flew them to Hmeimim, a coastal air base controlled by Russia, which had been his most critical backer in the war.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
The incidents followed drones seen over a Belgian military air base during the weekend.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The erstwhile president and his entourage got on a jet that flew them to Hmeimim, a coastal air base controlled by Russia, which had been his most critical backer in the war.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Both leaders offered warm remarks at the start of the talks – their first face-to-face in six years – at an airbase in the coastal city of Busan, near to where an international summit is taking place.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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