Isa Air Base

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Isa Air Base
Arabic: قاعدة الشيخ عيسى الجوية
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorRoyal Bahraini Air Force
LocationBahrain
Elevation AMSL136 ft / 41 m
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,800 12,467 Concrete and Asphalt
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Isa Air Base (IAB), formerly known as Shaikh Isa Air Base (ICAO: OBBS), is located on the shore of the Persian Gulf in southern Bahrain.

It hosts the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) Fighter Wing and the two squadrons that comprise it.

History

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During the first Gulf War, some of the Coalition forces, having trouble with the Arab pronunciation, knew the base under the name "Shakey's Pizza".[2]

Current use

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U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 11 aircraft at Sheik Isa, in 1991.

Bahrain

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The base is home to the RBAF's 1st Fighter Wing:

United States

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In March 2009, the United States Air Force established a camp on Isa Air Base to support aerial port operations. The unit was designated a detachment of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This detachment's purpose was to accelerate the delivery of mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

As part of its operations against ISIL, the United States has deployed various aircraft there.[3]

As of August 27, 2020, KBR is in charge of base operations support services at Isa Air Base.[4]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Frederick Forsyth: "The Fist of God", Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[page needed]
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