Royal Navy Cmdr. Colvin Osborn, Commander British Forces of BIOT, and U.S. Navy Capt. John Wilson, Commanding Officer of NSF Diego Garcia Set up, co-hosted a management roundtable to focus on U.K.-U.S. joint capabilities, operations, and set up help to everlasting and briefly assigned personnel. The espirit de corps and partnership between Royal Navy, Royal Marines and U.S. forces in Diego Garcia, mirrored the sturdy, longstanding alliance and friendship between the UK and the US.
Paparo toured the set up together with housing and eating amenities, logistics depots, airfields, and piers, the place he acquired briefs from U.S. Air Power, U.S. Area Power, Seabees, and different Navy personnel.
He counseled the management for his or her help to visiting plane, ships and submarines, together with current go to by the ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 73).
Throughout an all palms name, Paparo addressed questions and issues from U.S. and U.K. army, civilian, and international contract personnel on points starting from incentives for pay, go away, and travel to the essential function of NSF Diego Garcia to supporting operational forces deployed to the Indian Ocean.
The go to underscored the strategic significance of Diego Garcia to an everlasting free and open Indo-Pacific by enabling presence, assured entry, and protection to the worldwide commons.