Camp Airifjan - Imagery

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Camp Airifjan, Kuwait
28°54'N 48°11E

DigitalGlobe imagery of Camp Arifjan

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Imagery of Camp Arifjan
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Overview of the Middle East with Kuwait in the center	Tactical Pilotage Chart of Kuwait showing the location of Camp Arifjan
DigitalGlobe imagery from March 30 2002, showing an overview of the Prepositioning Facility and the Ammunition Storage Area. The imagery confirms reports that the contract for infrastructure (roads and utilities) are awaiting award	Overview of Zone II which consists of an industrial area, warehousing, maintenance and storage facilities
Overview of 12 warehouses used to house military vehicles and supplies	Close-up of the warehouses, each measuring about 150 meters long
This area is probably Zone I consisting of adminstrative, quality of life facilities which was estimated to be complete as of the fall 2001	These large asphalt pads are probably motorpool areas
Additional unidentified warehouses	The facility is protected by a security perimeter and guard towers/observation posts. This signature confirms the facility as being of a military nature
Overview of the ammunition storage area	Zone III, the ammunition storage area consists of 20 above-ground buildings
The storage buildings do not appear to be hardened, but are probably light-clad, and appear to have earth berms surrounding each	Possible interim open-air ammunition storage area