Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
25°06'57"N 51°18'55"E
New imagery from Space Imaging's Ikonos and DigitalGlobe's Quick Bird reveal continued construction at Al Udeid Airbase.
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| Imagery of Al Udeid Air Base |
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Overview of the Middle East with Qatar in the center |
The Persian Gulf with Qatar in the center |
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CIA Map Qatar 1995 |
NIMA 1:500,000 Tactical Pilotage Chart of with an Ikonos browse image of the Al Udeid air base overlayed |
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Ikonos imagery overview of Al Udeid as of January 13, 2002 |
New Digital Globe imagery of Al Udeid as of June 13, 2002 |
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| Army Prepositioning Installations | ||
Overview of Army prepositioning installations as of January 2002 |
In addition to the tent city which provides shelter for 3,800 personnel, it is believed that this facility holds the equivalent of an armored or mech-infantry brigade set |
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Motorpool area as of January 2002 |
Motorpool area as of June 2002 |
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These four buildings measuring 200 x 500 are 100,000 square feet, and are similar to other Army prepositioning facilities in the region |
As of June 2002, the facility appears to be essentially complete. Main battle tanks and other warfighting order of battle is absent from the imagery, and is probably located under cover |
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