The Manta Air Base in Ecuador is currently used by the United States Air Force (USAF) division of the United States Southern Command for operations against illegal cocaine trafficking in northwestern South America.

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Timothy Conley, deputy director of the 88th Communications Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio estimates there are about 30 public websites maintained at the base - including pages for the United States Air Force Museum and the USAF Institute of Technology.

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