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Among the base's protections

Among the base's protections

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13 Sep 2010 171
Are the pilots and planes of VC-10.
The ferry ride to Windward Point

The ferry ride to Windward Point

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13 Sep 2010 127
Private vehicles brought to GTMO generally stay there, sold when a sailor is assigned elsewhere. They tend to be dilapidated -- though not as bad as those on mainland Cuba -- and decorated.
Aviation maintenance

Aviation maintenance

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13 Sep 2010 143
Sometimes work is done on military planes not assigned normally to GTMO.
Aircraft are maintained

Aircraft are maintained

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13 Sep 2010 168
The hangar at the Leeward Point airport is equipped to deal with any problems that might arise.
Fighter planes

Fighter planes

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13 Sep 2010 185
In GTMO, you almost get the sense that this is a small town in, say, Florida, but there's always something to remind the visitor that it isn't.
Overhead, VC-10 flies cover

Overhead, VC-10 flies cover

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13 Sep 2010 143
Arrival is exciting

Arrival is exciting

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13 Sep 2010 187
To avoid Cuban airspace, the plane has to make a steep bank and sharp turn immediately before landing. There have been cases where big airplanes have scraped a wing tip on approach.
Drugs are a concern

Drugs are a concern

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13 Sep 2010 186
New arrivals are carefully searched lest they be bringing in contraband.
The airport is on the Leeward Point

The airport is on the Leeward Point

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13 Sep 2010 204
Across the bay is the Windward Point, where housing is located as well as most of the base activity.
Talk about a smile!

Talk about a smile!

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13 Sep 2010 147
One of the youngsters at Guantanamo.
At day's end they come down the hill . . .

At day's end they come down the hill . . .

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13 Sep 2010 160
High-schoolers at Guantanamo

High-schoolers at Guantanamo

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13 Sep 2010 151
There's a complete and high-quality school system on the base.
A life spent on the base

A life spent on the base

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13 Sep 2010 158
This young woman grew up at the base. She has been to the mainland U.S., but found the vast choices -- places to shop, places to eat, things to do -- disconcerting.
A Cuban worker

A Cuban worker

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13 Sep 2010 1 182
The Cubans on the communist side call Cubans who cross in to work in Guantanamo "earthworms."
Some skills are exclusive to the base

Some skills are exclusive to the base

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13 Sep 2010 165
This Cuban workman rewinds an obsolete motor. He's one of the few who are familiar with this kind. As the Cubans working on the base grow old and leave their jobs, they are usually not replaced, by order of the Cuban government.
. . . and cross into communist Cuba

. . . and cross into communist Cuba

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13 Sep 2010 177
Solitude is possible at GTMO

Solitude is possible at GTMO

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13 Sep 2010 125
The base is in many respects a very pretty place.
A ship at dock in GTMO

A ship at dock in GTMO

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