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Bozo River Facility opens on Schedule
Facility to permanently host Vakuean 4th Fleet
Eveari, Ananto
March 23, 4413


Berthing Facility 1 houses both permanent Dry docks and berths for 5 ships.  It is one of 6 such berthing facilities at the new Bozo River base

The Minister of Defense, Philando Santamaria was at the newly completed Bozo River Base Wednesday to officially open the port.  "The Republican Government hereby officially opens the Bozo River Combined Arms Training Center.  This facility features a full service naval shipyard, including berthing facilities, repair, refitting and refueling facilities, and scrapping facilities.  In addition, the man-made harbor can accommodate warships of every size currently on the oceans today.  The facility also features a 15,000 foot runway, as well as an aircraft refueling and repair facility, hangars and air control, and one of the world's largest maneuver and live fire area of more than 1200 square miles.  The training area is suitable for all live fires, from small arms to main gun and artillery fires, as well as combined arms exercises including fixed and rotary wing support, and naval artillery.  The base also has a full service mainside, with BEQ billeting for 7500 and BOQ housing for 1500, as well as family housing for up to 175 families, full PX, command and control facilities, long range radar facilities, a communication's school and naval gunfire school, and the new Headquarters for Kalistan's First Fleet.

"Developments have allowed us to offer to host the Vanukean Fourth Fleet on a semi-permanent basis.  On the signing and ratification of the Kaliburg Trilateral Accord by Kalistan, Vanuku and Selucia, Vanuku's 4th fleet will take up position in the Bozo River CATC, and will utilize the port as its main base of operations in the Northern Anantonese Ocean.  We have agreed to this on condition of a SOFA agreement which governs all foreign forces on Kalistani soil.  We believe that a Vanukean presence in the Anantonese Ocean will serve Kalistani interests to keep more local neo-liberal expansionist interests in check.  Additionally, we hope to host Selucian forces and utilize the training area for joint training in the near future.  This Base represents a dramatic increase in Kalistani capability in the Region and aims at shifting the balance of power back toward Kalistan."

Permanent personnel from the Kalistani Regular military have already began moving onto the base, and civilian employees have begun staffing service facilities on the base.  Meanwhile, construction of Bozoville continues apace, as the road from Eveari has finally arrived at the service town.  A small service port has been built adjacent to the city, and an airport is planned for next year.  Currently, the town houses 7500 people, though the population is expected to increase within the next ten years to 26,000.