Find Out Everything About Diego Garcia Atoll, Indian Ocean! (original) (raw)

Bar Coasters

Souvenirs for drunks from Diego Garcia's sleaziest dives.

Created a LONG time ago...

Beauty Pagent

The most beautiful girls and transexual cross-dressers in the Indian Ocean!

Created a LONG time ago...

Berberal Somalia

Rare photos and stories of that God-Forsaken dependency of Diego Garcia's Fuels team. Sure it paid more than DG, but, fer Christ's Sake, it's freakin' SOMALIA!

Updated 3 May 2008

Blasting Crew, 1974

Blowing holes in the reef for fun and profit!

Created 17 April 2004

Blasting the Ship Channel, 1974

See unbelievable sights of demolitions, nude shark fishing, and learning to waterski faster than a hammerhead

Updated 30 April 2007

Bob Hope XMAS Show, 1972

Find yourself (or your grandfather) in the crowd!

Created a LONG time ago...

Bob Hope 1972, Page 2

NMCB 62's historical newsletter documenting the show.

Created 17 December 2006

Bob Hope 1972, Page 3

As told by Rick Cole, who was there.

Created 28 May 2019

Book Reviews

Let the Ministry of Cultural Correctness tell you what to think when scientists, politicians, and anarchists write books about Diego Garcia! Plus some book reports on fictional tales of our favorite island.

Updated 10 November 2018

Bottled Beer Banned!

The US Navy bans bottled beer on Diego Garcia in 1982. Then in 2008, they actually run out of beer!

Updated 1 February 2009

The BRIT CLUB

Images and strange Royal Navy Rituals.

Created a LONG time ago...

But Seriously Folks...

The Official Gripe Sheet for Diego Garcia. It isn't all peaches and cream out there...

Updated 20 November 2006

C-141s in Paradise

When the now-extinct Star Lizard was Queen of the Skies, now they are only in museums... Pictures of C-141 Ops on DG and Masirah Island, Oman.

Updated 12 January 2007

The Chapel in the Palms

Construction of the first Navy House of Worship in 1971!

Created 21 February 2011

Coconut Diplomacy

Wherein we find sailors employed for agricultural labor and paid less than migrant farm workers.

Created a LONG time ago...

Crab Whacker

So the Brits won't let you whack crabs with your 9 Iron anymore? Well, you can do it here - the whacky new game where you try to zap 40 crabs in less than 50 seconds!

Created 23 November 2007

Cruel Joke

Played on unsuspecting Sailors, Marines and Airmen for decades!

Created a LONG time ago...

Dallas Does Diego

The Cheerleaders visit in 1982 & 1983. Plus some other photos by Paul Soutar

Created 16 January 2007

Dear Abby

Letters "To Any Sailor" for Christmas 2001.

Created December 2001

Desktop Photos

Nobody has a desktop photo anymore, but you can relive the glory days of Windows 3.11 and 800 pixel monitors by going here and downloading an old and grainy picuture...

Created a LONG time ago...

Donkey Gate

The true story of the construction of the "Hadrian's Wall" of DG!

Created a LONG time ago...

Double Digit Midget Countdown Calendar

For when you got short. WARNING: NOT suitable for children, religious leaders, officers, or the emotionally sensitive.

Created a LONG time ago...

Dress Code

The US Navy and US Air Force outlaw flip flops and tank-tops on DG. Un-freakin' believable. Plus other tales of insanity from the brass.

Updated 14 August 2005

Drugs

Were they ever really a problem? The Brits certainly thought so in 1981. A PDF File.

Created 20 March 2008

Earthquakes

DG has plenty. This is mostly about the great 1983 tremblor when the ocean nearly swallowed up the island. At least it sure seemed like that was what was happening.

Updated 30 March 2005

The EOD Bar

EOD = Every One Drinks. Or is it Explosive Ordinance Disposal? Either way, wherever you find munitions, you'll find EOD, and wherever you find EOD, you'll find a tavern. Check out DG's own wartime EOD saloon.

Created 12 March 2007

Escape from the I.O.

Move to Little Arabia, North Carolina! Honest - I got this information in the summer of 2001 and thought it was funny at the time. Now, I'm not so sure what to think of it - you be the judge, jury and executioner.

Created August 2001

Fishy Stories

I swear, it was thiiiiissssss big! Do you like to fish? You'd have loved Diego Garcia.

Updated 26 August 2017!

Flags

The flags of the PPDRDG (and real ones too).

Updated 14 May 2009

Flag Clothing

Girls! Girls! Girls! Patriots one and all!!!

Created 30 March 2005

Ghosts of Diego Garcia

The Ghost of the Point Marianne Cemetery, among others.

Created a LONG time ago...

Golfing DG

It is more than just a rumor - the is a golf course in paradise! This page includes 2008's Pub Golf Championship Round as recounted by a participant

Updated 1 February 2009

Gorgo Diecia Tattler

Wit and sarcasm from the 1989 - 1990 publishing season.

Created a LONG time ago...

Hector the Hammerhead

Yes, this is the famous picture of the biggest shark in the lagoon, ever. Plus the story of the photos from the guy who took them!

Updated 25 March 2008

Hit Parade

Lists of the music you loved during your stay on the Rock.

Created 4 February 2007

The Hitch'n Post

One of those legendary bars that spring up from nowhere and disappear when the freedom bird leaves. The Hitch'n Post was disbanded in early 2000.

Created a LONG time ago...

Home Grown Band - Hector's Revenge

"The Band for the New Century on Diego Garcia"

Created 26 July 2008

Home Grown Band - Seven Degrees South

The Legendary Band of the BIOT. Still going strong in 2012.

Updated 19 October 2006

Home Grown Band - The 1972 SEABEE Band

Larry Duran and friends create the first home-grown band on the island.

Created 9 January 2009

Honchos of Diego Garcia

Just who were the people who had their own staff cars and air-conditioned offices? And before they arrived, who were the overseers of the Plantation? Somebody is always in charge, and here's a list of their names.

Updated 22 July 2012

Hope Colt Bares All

As quickly as the BUFFs and TANKs showed up for the airshow over Kabul, the USO and DoD sent out people to entertain the troops. Here's the story of a beautiful, hilarious dreamweaver.

Created November 2001

Hurt Feelings Report

Do you cry yourself to sleep because your LPO called you a shithead? Get even!

Created 9 August 2013

In Memorandum

Remembering our comrades who have passed on and gone ahead to lead the way on the journey we must all someday take.

Unfortunately, Updated on 27 January 2014

Lost and Found

Is someone looking for you? Are you looking for someone? Try this page. Also, requests from people who are willing to pay CASH MONEY for you to send them sourveniers, beach sand, license plates, etc.!!! Also, any REUNION information that I receive I'll post here.

Updated 8 October 2009

Lost and Found parte deux

Got a photo of a buddy from the Rock, but you've forgotten his (or her!) name? Use the PPDRDG's special FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM to get an answer!

Created 21 July 2013

Lost Ships of the Indian Ocean

See photos of various ships condemned to ride at anchor in Tuna Hunter Lagoon!

Created a LONG time ago...

Miss America's 1974 USO Tour

The girls bring genuine happiness to the all-male SEABEE deployments of the time.

Modified 18 October 2018

Miss Diego Garcia, 1990

Lisa Lewellyn Severino brings fitness and order to Dodge!

Created 17 February 2009

Music of the PPDRDG!

Songs and MP3s home-grown on the island and by our fellow travelers. Download genuine folk art from fellow Diegoians!

Updated 18 February 2008

Museum of the BIOT

Yes, there is an official British Indian Ocean Territory Museum! And it is closed. But here are photos of what you are missing...

NEW 20 October 2018

"Official" History

Of the Provisional Peoples' Democratic Republic of Diego Garcia

Created a LONG time ago...

Ownership

It's all in the details - Who really owns our favorite atoll? Become a claimant yourself!

Created 3 August 2009

Patches of Diego Garcia

From the earliest days until the present.

Updated 21 March 2009

Pirate Radio? Was it? Really?

A very brief look at AFRTS/AFN/NBS entertaining the troops! AFRTS = Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. AFN = Armed Forces Network. NBS = Naval Broadcasting Service.

Updated 3 October 2006

Plank Owners

Certificates from ~~~ Well, from DG. Where Else? If you built something on the island or were there with the first of some op, you are what they call a "Plank Owner".

Updated 29 February 2005

The Planatation

Tara in the Indian Ocean! But where was Scarlet when we needed her?

Updated 31 Jan 2009

Pop Quiz!

Think you know it all? This little testie has questions that are answered somewhere on this website... See just how good a scholar of DG you are!

New 23 November 2007

Recipes of the Republic

Betty Crocker, watch out! Citizens and emigrants provide their favorite food and beverage concoctions for your enjoyment.

Created a LONG time ago...

RECRUITING PAGES!!!

Meet the members of your Democratic Republic's Government! Sign up for a Good Government Job for yourself too!

Updated 19 February 2007

San Miguel

The official Beer of the Founding Fathers of the PPDRDG! Often available even in the modern era! Also politically incorrect humor guaranteed to offend someone.

Updated When Something Strikes My Fancy...

Souveniers

Collected by inmates over the years - not for sale. However, there is a request from someone who wants to buy sand from DG - you could strike it rich on the beach just down the stairs from your dorm room!

Created a LONG time ago...

Stump the Dummies

A Test (not a quiz). What is the real name of our favorite atoll? Riddles for your consideration. Alcohol-Related Incident Testing too.

Updated 18 April 2007

Sunset Photo Page

With photos of the best sunsets in the world. Also, a sunrise or two (for those of you who slept through them most of the time).

Created a LONG time ago...

Surfing Diego Garcia

Despite being outlawed since the very beginning, it has been done by several death-defying, free-thinking scofflaws.

Updated 18 July 2006

The Temple of Doom

Even Fantasy Island has its dark secrets...

Created a LONG time ago...

Transition Assistance

For those leaving the Navy, or a Navy-controlled atoll.

Created a LONG time ago...

The Tropical Times

The Official Propaganda Rag of the Occupying Forces. It used to have all sorts of cool and pertinent articles and reports. Now, it's an e-pub that is so sterile it will keep your dog from having puppies. But before 2007 it was great.

Updated 12 September 2007

Tsunami Tour 2004

Why weren't we all drowned in our beds? Why?

New 15 August 2005

Warning Letter

Your Wild Man is coming home soon. Be Prepared! Siempre Listo!

Updated 3 October 2006

What are you afraid of?

There are lots and lots of things to worry about in the PROPEOPDEMREP. Here's a very short list...

Updated 21 July 2012

WIKID-LEAKS - Top Secret!

Wiki-Leaks has nothing on your investigative reporter! Learn how the UK plans to destroy energy in the archipelago!

New 7 March 2010

The Yacht Club

Where the Elite Meet! Several pages of photos and news, plus information on how to join this exclusive club!

Updated 8 January 2011