Oahu served as the command base for American operations in the Pacific during World War Two.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

Ed Schieffelin used the army's Camp Huachuca as a base for his search for silver.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

And the abolitionists might use Texas as a base for propaganda against the South.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Jackson was the supply base for the Confederate army defending Vicksburg.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

"I am offering all of my efforts to build a base for all people who are interested in this art, and for artists who can work in this art field."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

He said the main goal must be to prevent the country from again becoming a base for terrorist attacks on the United States as it was in 2001,which he said requires preventing the Taliban from returning to power.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

On June fourth, Mallory and team member Andrew Irvine left their base camp for the team's final attempt to reach the summit.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

Labor unions are a traditional base of support for the Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

"It's very important that the message not be that we have raised the base line for spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

The base is home to 2,000 marines and has long been a sore point for Okinawans.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

"A lot of them need interpreters. A lot of them need laborers for their base.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

In a crowded community, the base is seen as land for new homes and businesses.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Homes and businesses surround the base, which the Marines mostly use for helicopters.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

"The report also fails to deal adequately with the asymmetrical nature of the conflict or to assign appropriate responsibility to Hamas for its decision to base itself and its military operations in heavily populated areas,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

A military official tells VOA the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, traveled to Germany Friday for an unannounced half-day meeting on a U.S.Air Base with the Afghanistan commander, General Stanley McChrystal.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

That same Quinnipiac poll also found that by a margin of 59 to 34 percent, Americans believe that preventing terrorists from using Afghanistan as a base of operations is still a worthwhile goal for the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

And although U.S.officials say small adjustments may be possible in the specific plan for an air base in northern Okinawa, Secretary Gates said he doubts the U.S.Congress would agree to significant changes in the agreement, particularly if they would cost the United States more money.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20