Camp Bondsteel
Camp Bondsteel is the operation headquarters of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Kosovo. It is located near Ferizaj in southeastern Kosovo. It is the Regional Command-East headed by the United States Army (U.S. Army) and it is supported by troops from Greece, Italy, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey. The base is named after U.S. Army Staff Sergeant James L. Bondsteel, who is a Medal of Honor recipient.
| Camp Bondsteel | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ferizaj, Kosovo | |||||||||||||||||
Aerial photo of Camp Bondsteel | |||||||||||||||||
Camp Bondsteel Location of the military base Camp Bondsteel within Kosovo | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21.94′N 21°14.9′E | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Military base | ||||||||||||||||
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| Controlled by | United States Army | ||||||||||||||||
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| In use | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||||
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| Identifiers | LID: BK12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,944 feet (593 m) AMSL | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sources: DoD FLIP | |||||||||||||||||
The camp occupies 955 acres (1.492 sq mi) of land. During the construction of the base, two hills were flattened and the valley between them was filled. In August 1999, 52 helipads were constructed on the facility's west perimeter to handle helicopter aviation. The camp is built mainly of wooden, semipermanent SEA (Southeast Asian) huts and is surrounded by a 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high earthen wall.