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Camp New York is a United States Military installation in Kuwait.

Camp New York
Kuwait
Coordinates29°39′44″N 47°25′03″E / 29.6621°N 47.4175°E / 29.6621; 47.4175
TypeHolding Area
Area~1 sqmi
Height>12 ft
Site information
OwnerUnited States DOD
Controlled byUnited States
Open to
the public		No
ConditionUnknown
Site history
BuiltAfter 1991
Built forStaging area for Camp Buehring
Built by4th Infantry Division
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MaterialsHESCO barriers
FateUnknown
DemolishedNo
Battles/wars1991 Gulf War, 2003 Invasion of Iraq
Garrison information
Current
commander		Unknown
Past
commanders		Unknown
Garrison4th Infantry Division
DesignationsKabal(s)

Located in the Udairi Range Complex, Camp New York is a staging post with a close proximity to Camp Buehring. It has been open and closed several times since 2004, and is currently used primarily to handle personnel influxes that nearby Camp Buehring would be unable to accommodate.

Amenities

Following its opening, Camp New York would possess amenities supporting up to 9,500 soldiers at a time. It contains a 1,000 seat dining facility (DFAC), 21 shower trailers each containing 6 showers each for a total of 126 showers, and 110 trash dumpsters. It also contains a base exchange (PX).

History

From the end of Operation Desert Storm (and the subsequent redeployment of troops) in 1991, and through the September 11 attacks, Camp New York was simply called "The Kabal," as it was the only camp that existed at that time. Shortly after the attacks the Second Brigade combat team of the First Cavalry Division along with the Third Battalion, Eighth Cavalry Regiment (which had recently returned from Operation Desert Spring), deployed to the newly named Camp New York and subsequently built Camp Virginia and Camp Pennsylvania, fitting names as this deployment was in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

As a temporary staging post, Camp New York does have a few personnel facilities, but most operations are typically maintained at Buehring.

References

  1. "Camp New York". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 13 September 2024.


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