Al Udeid Air Base

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aircraftSupported gptkb:RAF_Tornado
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_C-17_Globemaster_III
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_Eurofighter_Typhoon
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_F-15QA
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_Mirage_2000
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_Rafale
gptkb:RAF_Voyager
gptkb:RAF_Typhoon
B-52 Stratofortress
C-17 Globemaster III
F-15E Strike Eagle
KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:distanceFromDoha about 30 km southwest
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_Qatar
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_units
gptkb:379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force_units
United States Air Force units
gptkbp:hosts coalition forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al Udeid Air Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:OTBH
gptkb:XJD
gptkbp:locatedIn Al Rayyan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Qatar
gptkbp:notableEvent major expansion announced in 2018
evacuation operations during 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal
COVID-19 pandemic response operations
visited by US presidents and defense secretaries
USAF moved operations from Prince Sultan Air Base to Al Udeid in 2003
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 10,000
gptkbp:opened 1996
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:runwayLength 15,000 feet
gptkbp:strategicImportance forward headquarters of United States Central Command
largest US military base in the Middle East
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Central_Command
gptkb:United_States_Air_Forces_Central_Command
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Combined_Air_Operations_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5