51.   Among Arab countries, only Kuwait has indicated that the United States could use its bases for a possible attack.

52.   American and British pilots use the base for patrolling the no-fly zone over northern Iraq.

53.   At the same time, it left intact a sharing agreement to allow the U.S. military to use Spanish bases.

54.   Beyond political and diplomatic backing and sharing military intelligence, it also allowed U.S. military to use bases in former Soviet Central Asia for operations in Afghanistan.

55.   During the crisis over Iraq, Bertinotti had threatened to withhold support for Prodi if any U.S. bases in Italy were used for an attack.

56.   During the Contra war the base was used as a field hospital for wounded anti-Sandinista fighters.

57.   During his press conference, Jovanovic said Kosovo Albanian extremists use bases in Albania for training.

58.   During the Gulf War, Thailand discreetly let U.S. cargo planes use its bases as a transit and refueling point.

59.   Filmmakers were not allowed to use Navy bases, personnel or equipment as backdrops for the story of a woman trying to become the first female SEAL.

60.   French Mirage fighter jets have used the base for flights into Afghanistan.