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{{Infobox Airport |
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| name = Ali Al Salem Air Base |
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| nativename =قاعدة علي السالم الجوية |
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| image = Ali al Salem Welcome.JPG |
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| caption = Entrance to the US Air Force side |
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| IATA = |
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| ICAO = OKAS |
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<center>{{Location map|Kuwait|width=220|float=center |
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|lat_deg=29|lat_min=20|lat_sec=48|lat_dir=N |
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|lon_deg=47|lon_min=31|lon_sec=14|lon_dir=E |
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|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=10 |
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|label=Ali Al Salem<br/>Air Base|position=bottom |
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}}{{nobold|Location of airport in Kuwait}}</center> |
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| type = [[Military]] |
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| owner = [[Government of Kuwait]] |
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| operator = [[Kuwait Air Force]] |
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| location = [[Kuwait]] |
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| built = |
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| used = |
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| commander = |
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| occupants = |
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| elevation-f = 472 |
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| elevation-m = 144 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|29|20|48|N|047|31|14|E|region:KW_type:airport}} |
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| website = |
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| metric-rwy = y |
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| r1-number = 12R/30L |
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| r1-length-m = 2,989 |
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| r1-length-f = 9,805 |
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| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]/[[Asphalt]] |
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| r2-number = 12L/30R |
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| r2-length-m = 2,989 |
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| r2-length-f = 9,805 |
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| r2-surface = Concrete/Asphalt |
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| footnotes = Sources: <ref name="WAD">[http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=OKAS Airport information for OKAS] from [[DAFIF]] (effective October 2006)</ref> |
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}} |
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'''Ali Al Salem Air Base''' {{airport codes||OKAS}} is a [[military airbase]] situated in [[Kuwait]], approximately [[23 (number)|23]] miles from the [[Iraq]]i border. The airfield is owned by the [[Government of Kuwait]], and during [[Operation Southern Watch]] and [[Operation Telic]] / [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] hosted [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF), [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) and [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC) personnel and [[aircraft]]. Since those operations, the base has been returned to the control of the Kuwaiti Government, with the USAF continuing to maintain a presence alongside their [[Kuwait Air Force]] counterparts. The principal USAF unit on base is the [[386th Air Expeditionary Wing]] (386 AEW). |
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==KAF use== |
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The [[Kuwait Air Force]] Flight Training Center is located at Ali AlSalem AB and it is the home base of following squadrons: |
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*17th attack sqd |
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*20th attack sqd |
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*33rd attack sqd |
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*Search & Rescue wing |
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**32nd SAR sqd |
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**62nd utility sqd |
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*Flying School |
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**12 training sqd |
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**19 training sqd |
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==RAF use== |
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The [[Royal Air Force]] operated out of AAS from late 1998, just before [[Operation Desert Fox]]. The RAF detachment consisted of various non-formed units, and a rotating Squadron of [[Panavia Aircraft GmbH|Panavia]] [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR1A]]s and later Tornado GR4s. The base was rapidly expanded in early 2003 to base the [[Joint Helicopter Command]] assets prior to start of [[Operation Telic]], the British designation for the US designated Operation [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Iraqi Freedom]]. |
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During the war, the RAF amalgamated five Tornado GR4 Squadrons based at AAS to form the Ali Al Salem Combat Air Wing, commanded by [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] [[Paddy Teakle]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (OC 31 'Goldstars' Squadron). He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] for his leadership. |
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The RAF had relocated to [[Al Udeid Air Base]], [[Qatar]] by 2004, though some elements remained through 2008, and it serves as a backup and emergency strip for RAF operations. |
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==Current status== |
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The base currently hosts several military units besides the [[Kuwaiti Air Force]]. They include [[United States Marine Corps]], [[United States Coast Guard]], [[United States Air Force]], [[United States Navy]], and the [[United States Army]]. {{Fact|date=April 2009}} |
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==Facilities== |
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The airport resides at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|472|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]]. It has two asphalt/concrete [[runway]]s: 12R/30L measuring {{convert|2989|x|45|m|0}} and 12L/30R measuring {{convert|2989|x|40|m|0}}.<ref name="WAD" /> |
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==References== |
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<references /> |
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==External links== |
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{{Commonscat|Ali Al Salem Air Base}} |
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* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/ali-al-salem.htm Ali Al Salem Air Base] at [[GlobalSecurity.org]] |
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* [http://www.al-sabah.org/alisalemairbase.html Account of the base commander's role in the 1990 invasion] |
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[[Category:Airports in Kuwait]] |
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[[Category:Bases of the United States Air Force in Kuwait]] |
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[[Category:United States Marine Corps air stations]] |
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[[Category:Royal Air Force stations in the Middle East]] |
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[[ar:قاعدة علي السالم الجوية]] |
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[[pl:Port lotniczy Ali Al Salem]] |
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