After the British withdrew, Heimert led his men on an inspection of Diego Garcia Island, gaining a preliminary understanding of the place.
"This island stretches long and narrow overall. At its narrowest, it is only a few hundred meters across, so turning it into a military base will clearly require more thought."
"Judging from the island's layout, the location where the British built their port is the island's very essence."
"Though not large in scale, it is an excellent natural harbor. The usable land is relatively scattered."
Although Diego Garcia Island covered more than twenty square kilometers, it was a ring-shaped atoll. The land rising above the water was like a ribbon, making it exceptionally long and narrow. In his previous life, the American Air Force base had used this unique terrain to construct its runway.
Over the following days, Heimert led his team in making preliminary alterations to the island, mainly erasing some of the traces left behind by the British military base.
When the British withdrew, they took almost nothing with them. Even the food and ammunition in the warehouses had been neatly stacked inside. However, these supplies were not particularly abundant, since the British garrison here had numbered only around thirty men.
East Africa's grand deployment to take over Diego Garcia Island therefore seemed somewhat wasteful. Heimert and his party did not remain for long. After leaving behind thirty naval personnel, Heimert led the fleet back to the homeland.
The subsequent construction on Diego Garcia Island would naturally be handled by professionals dispatched from the homeland. First, hydrological data had to be collected across the entire Chagos Islands. There were many islands and reefs here, and some submerged reefs were not easily spotted at sea, potentially threatening ships unfamiliar with local conditions.
Thus, although East Africa had