The Change Mariner

America's Growing Network Of Bases

The Telegraph (UK):

For a symbol of the way that America's overseas presence has changed since September 11, 2001, look no further than the Peter J Ganci air base.

Named after a New York fire chief killed when the World Trade Centre collapsed, this small but strategic base is in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. This used to be no more than a smudge on the post-Soviet map until it was transformed by the war on terrorism.