Camp Arifjan
Camp Arifjan is a United States Army installation in Kuwait which accommodates elements of the US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard. The camp is funded and was built by the government of Kuwait. Military personnel from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Romania and Poland are also forward-deployed there. Camp Arifjan is located south of Kuwait City, and west of the Shuaiba Port (Military Sea Port of Debarkation/Embarkation, or SPOD) and Kuwait Naval Base (KNB). Camp Arifjan is divided into 7 zones.
| Camp Arifjan Patton Army Heliport | |||||||||
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Thousands of tires and other military equipment line a staging area at Camp Arifjan, 2004 | |||||||||
Camp Arifjan Location within Kuwait | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.878°N 48.1579°E | ||||||||
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| Operator | United States Army | ||||||||
| Controlled by | United States Army Central | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | LID: OK2A | ||||||||
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| Sources: DoD FLIP | |||||||||
Camp Arifjan is a US military installation used as a forward logistics base, Aviation Classification and Repair Activity Depot (Task Force AVCRAD) for the entire Southwest Asian Theater (through Patton Army Air Field), helicopter ground support base, and as a motor pool for armored and unarmored vehicles. U.S. military vehicles that did not receive new additional armor plating in the United States prior to deployment to U.S. Central Command–tens of thousands–received their "up-armoring" at Camp Arifjan.
Additionally, many thousands of service members and contractors pass through Camp Arifjan either on their way to or from countries in Southwest Asia. The service members deployed to Camp Arifjan are in a variety of different statuses. Many are on active duty and come on a one-year Permanent Change of Station (PCS), while some active duty come in a Temporary Change of Station (TCS) status. Additionally, there are many Guard and Reserve units that support a variety of functions in the SouthWest Asia [SWA] theater that come on varied length tours.