Al Udeid airbase (OTBH)

Edit Country: Bahrain    Latitude: 26° 0' 0" N     Longitude: 50° 0' 0" E Area use / Military Branches: Airbase - bahrain Amiri Air Force (bAAF)

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Al Udeid airbase. Constructed in the 1990's. A modern facility with hardened aircraft shelters, airdefence radars and Roland missile batteries.
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Units:

1. No. 1 Fighter Wing

- 7 Air Superiority Sqn operating Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters and trainers http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Dassault_Mirage_2000-5_participating_in_Odyssey_Dawn_%28cropped%29.jpg
- 11 Close Support Sqn operating Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet http://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4122/4856648962_d266c22921_b.jpg

1. No. 2 Rotary Wing

- 6 Close Support Sqn – Aérospatiale Gazelle http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5132/5539909946_569a4094ed_z.jpg
- 8 Anti-Surface Vessel Sqn – Westland Commando Mk 3 http://cdn.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2011/8/15/151442.jpg
- 9 Multi-Role Sqn – Westland Commando Mk 2

In 1994 transferred to Doha Intl Airport to accommodate coalition forces http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/46160094.jpg
After these left the base in 2004 the original unit returned to Al Udeid.

Notice the nearby SATCOM facility at 25°7'42"N 51°13'29"E
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Quatar MoD http://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal/directory/agency/ministryofdefence

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