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During the War in Afghanistan, the Saudi government refused to allow the United States to use its air bases in Saudi Arabia to launch offensive air operations against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and al-Qaeda, but did allow them to use Prince Sultan Air Base to coordinate offensive air operations of air combat operations launched from ...
Military installations of the United States in Saudi Arabia (1 C) Pages in category "Military installations of Saudi Arabia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and an additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday.
Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [ note 1 ] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014.
Eskan Village, officially named Eskan Village Compound, is a U.S. military compound located 20 kilometers south-east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The base is home to the United States Military Training Mission in Saudi Arabia (USMTM), Office of the Program Manager Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program (OPM-SANG), the Office of the Program Manager - Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF ...
In 1944, the U.S. War Department (renamed in 1949 the United States Department of Defense) proposed building an airbase in or near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In 1945, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia signed the Dhahran Air Field Agreement. This agreement permitted the U.S. to build a small air field near the Arabian American Oil Company town. The use of ...
* In 1992 the US government changed the status of three US air bases in South Korea. Kwang Ju Air Base, Suwon Air Base and Taegu Air Base had previously been announced as ending operations, but would instead operate at reduced levels. 15 USAF personnel were assigned to each base, and reside in former officer quarters, which was basically a ...