1.   The U.S. Navy used it as a refueling point and repair base for ships in the area and dispatched boats from there to patrol the coast and nearby rivers.

2.   Aden had been used as a refueling point numerous times this year.

3.   After the war, it remained highly militarized as a refueling point for nuclear submarines and training grounds for NATO troops.

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

5.   They insist security levels were adequate at the port, which became a refueling point for U.S. warships last year.