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Word: hatserim (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Persian Gulf. It would include carriers whose jets would secure air control, and ships carrying at least a division of Marines (15,000 men). The second force would include two brigades of the 82nd Airborne Division (7,600 men) now stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. They would fly to Hatserim Air Base, a closely guarded, little-known facility in Israel, and then await further orders. In using Hatserim as a staging base, Washington would be collecting IOUs that it has accumulated by funneling billions in military aid to Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Excursion in the Persian Gulf | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

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