Camp Buehring

Camp Buehring (formerly Camp Udairi) is a staging post for US troops in the northwestern region of Kuwait. From its founding in January 2003 to present date, the base was used for military troops heading north into Iraq, as well as the primary location for the Middle Eastern Theater Reserve. The areas surrounding Camp Buehring, known as the Udairi Range Complex, is largely uninhabited, except for a few nomadic Bedouin tribes raising camels, goats, and sheep. Camp New York is nearby, in the same Udairi Range Complex as well.

Camp Buehring
Udairi Landing Zone
Kuwait
Sign at Camp Buehring's main entrance (May 2006)
Camp Buehring
Shown within Kuwait
Coordinates29°41′52″N 47°25′35″E
TypeStaging post
Site information
OwnerU.S. Department of Defense
Operator United States Army (airfield)
Site history
Built2002 (2002)
In useJanuary 2003-Present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: OKDI
Elevation424 feet (129 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 4,266 feet (1,300 m) Asphalt
Sources: DoD FLIP[1]

Camp Buehring is named after Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Buehring who was killed in Baghdad on October 26, 2003. Buehring was one of the highest ranking U.S. casualties of the Iraq War. Camp Udairi was renamed in his honor in 2004.

History

Much of Camp Buehring had operated continuously from its establishment in 2003.

During the spring of 2020, the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shuttered many of the morale, welfare, and recreation outlets on post, as well as leading to the establishment of social distancing and mask usage guidelines. Quarantine procedures were mandatory for incoming personnel. The post had not experienced its own outbreak of the virus, though imported cases were recurring and infrequent.

Units

Aviation Brigades

Aviation Battalions

Ground forces

  • 4th BCT February–March 2004

References
  1. DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021.
  2. "640th ASB makes historic Gray Eagle repairs". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  3. "Army National Guard leaders visit 449th CAB Soldiers". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. "Army National Guardsmen transfer responsibility of the OIR/OSS aviation support mission". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. "Mission complete. Task Force Phoenix heads home after 9-month mission in the Middle East". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  6. "82nd CAB Soldiers provide phased maintenance support in Kuwait". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  7. "US Soldiers conduct joint hot load training at Camp Buehring". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  8. "2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment takes on medical missions". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. "Air med, always ready". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. p. 56.
  11. "TF Voodoo transfers authority to TF Talon". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. "Kansas National Guard Assault Helicopter Battalion completes Middle East missions". DVIDS. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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