US NAVY BASE IN BAHRAIN TO DOUBLE IN SIZE http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1558744.php/US-Navy-base-in-Bahrain-to-double-in-size

Mina Salman Port, Bahrain - Construction began Wednesday on doubling the size of the US Navy base in Bahrain, with digging beginning on a 70-acre site leased from the Bahraini government.The four-phase, 580 million dollar project will massively increase the military capabilities of the US 5th Fleet based there, according to US officials.