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Ali Al Salem Air Base (ICAO: OKAS) is a military air base situated in Kuwait, approximately 37 km (23 mi) from the Iraqi border, and roughly 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Al Jahra. The airfield is owned by the Government of Kuwait , and hosted the Royal Air Force (RAF), United States Air Force (USAF), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) personnel ...
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Ali Al Salem Air Base [1] Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base; Camp Arifjan [1] Camp Buehring (formerly Camp Udairi) Camp Patriot (shared with Kuwait Naval Base) Camp Spearhead (shared with port of Ash Shuaiba) No longer existent: Camp Maine (closed in 2003) Camp Pennsylvania (closed in 2004) Camp New Jersey (closed in 2004, combined to become part of Camp ...
Colonel Al Allenback "established and commanded the 9th Air Expeditionary Group at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation Desert Thunder." [5] In 1998, in preparation for Operation Desert Fox, the 9th Air Expeditionary Group stood up and in 2001 was redesignated as the 386th Air Expeditionary Group.
The Kuwait Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الكويتية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Kuwait.The Air Force headquarters is located at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defense Brigades, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base.
The 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron was a provisional United States Air Force unit. Its most recent activation was in 2018 for Operation Inherent Resolve.The squadron was based at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, and was filled by rotating Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130 wings.
Ali Al Salem: Al Jahra: 2003: 2004: Section operated by other force: No. 2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment between February and August 2003. [1] Airbase: Unknown: 2009: Reverted to Civilian Control: Royal Air Force - under Operation Kipion [2] with AgustaWestland Merlin helicopters. [1] Camp: Arifjan: Al Asimah: 2003: Unknown
Ali Air Base was fully vacated by all U.S. Forces on 16 December 2011, and the 407th AEG was inactivated. It was activated again in 2016, as part of the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, as part of the Military intervention against ISIL stationed at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, and Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. [3]