Camp Doha


Camp Doha was the main U.S. Army base in Kuwait, and played a pivotal role in the U.S. military presence in the Middle East since the 1991 Gulf War and in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The complex is located on a small peninsula on Kuwait Bay, west of Kuwait City. It was initially a large industrial warehouse complex and was taken in hand by the U.S. Army for conversion to its current role in 1998 during Operation Desert Thunder.

History of Camp Doha

Camp Doha housed both Army Forces Central Command-Kuwait and Coalition/Joint Task Force-Kuwait , making it effectively a nerve center not only for U.S. operations in Iraq, but throughout the Middle East. At its peak, over 2,000 military and civilian personnel were stationed there, with several thousand additional personnel in transit at any given point. In April 2005, the Army announced the closure of the base, saying that the personnel from Camp Doha would be divided between Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan. As of mid-2006, though the bulk of personnel and operations have shifted to other installations, the actual closure of Camp Doha has yet to occur.

Munitions Explosion

In July 1991 a fire that began as a small heater fire in an artillery supply truck loaded with ammunition grew out of control and resulted in a catastrophic accident. Three personnel were killed; 56 were wounded, some seriously; and 102 vehicles were destroyed or damaged.
Camp Doha is currently used as a staging area for United States military personnel on their way to Afghanistan.

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