State Department quietly shutters questionable $70 million Cyprus base

11-10-2018 CyprusDaily CyprusDaily Cool

Over nearly four years the State Department spent some $70 million on a Mediterranean air base that a new government report says was quickly set up and served little clear purpose before its quiet closing last year.

The base, which was established in September 2013 and closed in August 2017, was located on the island of Cyprus and hosted five helicopters and approximately 40 government contractors at a cost of about $20 million per year, according to a recent report from the State Department Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

The OIG, the...

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State Department quietly shutters questionable $70 million Cyprus base

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