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Guantanamo Bay from satellite. Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo, [baˈia ðe ɣwãnˈtanamo]) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba.It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Spanish: Base Naval de la Bahía de Guantánamo), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo / ˈ ɡ ɪ t m oʊ / GIT-moh as jargon by members of the U.S. military [1]) is a United States military base occupying a location on 45 square miles (117 km 2) of land and water [2] on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the ...
U.S. Navy sailors and Coast Guardsmen erect expeditionary shelter tents in support of the expansion of migrant detention at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, February 2, 2025.
Guantanamo Bay officials have reported 41 suicide attempts by 25 detainees since the U.S. began taking prisoners to the base in January 2002. [117] Defense lawyers contend the number of suicide attempts is higher. [117] On 10 June 2006 three detainees were found dead, who, according to the DoD, "killed themselves in an apparent suicide pact."
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay has been used by the U.S. since 1898, when U.S. forces used the area in the Spanish-American War. According to the Navy, a lease for 45 square miles of land and water ...
On Tuesday, a military flight carrying migrants landed in Guantanamo Bay, according to a social media post from US Transportation Command. It was carrying around 10 migrants with criminal records ...
Leeward Point Field [1] (IATA: NBW, ICAO: MUGM), also known as Leeward Airfield, [3] is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. On August 18th 1993, a DC-8 freighter crashed in Leeward Point field. All 3 crew members survived.
Migrants flights to Guantánamo Bay have already started this week, according to reports. President Donald Trump has ordered Guantánamo Bay to increase it’s capacity to hold up to 30,000 migrants.