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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
They are accused of conducting surveillance of NATO's Incirlik air base in southern Turkey.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
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
Officials are now working to rebuild production capacity in North America, leading with a $750 million investment in restarting the Texas air base facility.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
They are accused of conducting surveillance of NATO's Incirlik air base in southern Turkey.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
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 23 Feb. 2026.
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