air base
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However, the army of Kuwait, which hosts a U.S. air base, confirmed that its air defenses were “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks” in a post on X late Wednesday night.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
On Friday a US official told Reuters that 12 US personnel had been wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian military attack on the air base.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The higher estimate includes damage to a Qatari radar housed on a U.S. air base in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Saudi Arabia recently agreed to let American forces use its King Fahd air base on the western side of the Arabian Peninsula, people familiar with the decision said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
It was on its way to the American air base on the Pacific island of Tinian.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
