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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Strategic since antiquity, Souda Bay outpost is key to Navy’s supply chain


Souda Bay
Lounging in the air-conditioned cool of the local Morale, Welfare and Recreation center, a group of British submariners visiting this port basked in a rare luxury on a recent afternoon: free Wi-Fi.

Beefing up the local Internet connection has been a recent priority at Souda Bay, a joint Greek-U.S. base where staffing is minimal, tours unaccompanied and the mission largely unchanged over the decades.

The installation is a forward operating site for U.S. and allied operations around the Mediterranean, a remote base that offers a deep-water harbor for resupply and maintenance near Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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