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{{Short description|United States military base in Kuwait}}
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'''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''' (formerly '''Camp Udairi''') is a [[staging post]] for US troops in the northwestern region of [[Kuwait]]. From its founding in January 2003 to the present date, the base was used for military troops heading north into Iraq and is 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.


Camp Buehring is named after Lieutenant Colonel [https://web.archive.org/web/20071114092435/http://www.militarycity.com/valor/256871.html 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.
Camp Buehring is named after Lieutenant Colonel [https://web.archive.org/web/20071114092435/http://www.militarycity.com/valor/256871.html Charles H. Buehring] who was killed in [[Baghdad]] on October 26, 2003. Buehring was among the highest-ranking U.S. [[casualties of the Iraq War]]. Camp Udairi was renamed in his honor in 2004.


==Units==
== History ==
Much of Camp Buehring had operated continuously since its establishment in 2003.{{cn|date=October 2022}}


A [[vehicle-ramming attack]] on March 30, 2003, left sixteen people wounded after a disgruntled Egyptian electrician rammed a pick-up truck into a group of US soldiers. The perpetrator was shot twice and wounded seriously.<ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-03-30/truck-rams-us-soldiers-in-kuwait-15-injured/1826858 Truck rams US soldiers in Kuwait, 15 injured], ''ABC'' (March 30, 2003)</ref>
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'''Aviation'''


During the spring of 2020, the worldwide [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]] shuttered many of the [[United States Army's Family and MWR Programs|morale, welfare, and recreation]] outlets on the 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.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
* 185th Theater Aviation Brigade until December 2015

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* 40th Combat Aviation Brigade from December 2015 to August 2016
==Units==
* [[1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (GSAB)]] 'Hercules' with [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing CH-47F Chinook]]'s<ref name="AFMMAR16-56"/>
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'''Aviation Brigades'''
[C193rd Aviation Battalion Hawaii 2004]
* [[34th Combat Aviation Brigade|34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade]] 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/118007/mural-paintings-camp-buehring|title=Mural Paintings at Camp Buehring [Image 6 of 6]|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
* Unknown CAB until April 2015
* [[185th Aviation Brigade (United States)|185th Aviation Brigade (Theater)]] from April to December 2015
** [[137th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment]] during October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/180268/air-med-always-ready|title=Air med, always ready|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
* [[40th Combat Aviation Brigade]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/198331/640th-asb-makes-historic-gray-eagle-repairs|title=640th ASB makes historic Gray Eagle repairs|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref> from December 2015 to August 2016
* [[168th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (General Support), 168th Aviation Regiment]] 'Hercules' with [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing CH-47F Chinook]]'s<ref name="AFMMAR16-56">{{cite book|title=[[AirForces Monthly]]|date=March 2016|publisher=[[Key Publishing|Key Publishing Ltd]]|location=[[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]|pages=56}}</ref>
** Company B (Chinook)
** Company B (Chinook)
* [[1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (GSAB)]], [[77th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)|77th Combat Aviation Brigade]] during October 2016
* [[77th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)|77th Combat Aviation Brigade]] from August 2016 to April 2017
** [[111th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (General Support), 111th Aviation Regiment]], [[77th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)|77th Combat Aviation Brigade]] during October 2016
** Company A (UH-60 & AH-64)
** Company A (UH-60 & AH-64)
* [[29th Infantry Division (United States)#Organization|29th Combat Aviation Brigade]] from April to December 2017
* [[449th Combat Aviation Brigade]] from December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/260661/army-national-guard-leaders-visit-449th-cab-soldiers|title=Army National Guard leaders visit 449th CAB Soldiers|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref> until August 2018
** [[244th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (Assault), 244th Aviation Regiment]] (TF Voodoo) until August 2018.<ref name="TVTA">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/290565/tf-voodoo-transfers-authority-tf-talon|title=TF Voodoo transfers authority to TF Talon|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
** [[248th Aviation Support Battalion]] (TF Viper)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/290335/248th-asb-transfers-authority-935th-asb|title=The 248th ASB transfers authority to 935th ASB|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
* [[35th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States)|35th Combat Aviation Brigade]] between August 2018 and April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/319804/army-national-guardsmen-transfer-responsibility-oir-oss-aviation-support-mission|title=Army National Guardsmen transfer responsibility of the OIR/OSS aviation support mission|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/291231/35th-combat-aviation-brigade-lands-middle-east|title=The 35th Combat Aviation Brigade Lands In The Middle East|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
** [[108th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 108th Aviation Regiment]] (TF Falon) until April 2019.<ref name="KNGA">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/320210/kansas-national-guard-assault-helicopter-battalion-completes-middle-east-missions|title=
Kansas National Guard Assault Helicopter Battalion completes Middle East missions
|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref><ref name="TVTA"/>
** [[935th Aviation Support Battalion]]
* [[Combat Aviation Brigade, 38th Infantry Division|38th Combat Aviation Brigade]] from April 2019
** [[229th Aviation Regiment (United States)|8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment]] from April 2019.<ref name="KNGA"/>
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* [[34th Combat Aviation Brigade]] from 2019 to September 2020
* [[Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division|28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade]] (TF Anvil) from September 2020 until May 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/406613/task-force-phoenix-passes-halfway-point-9-month-middle-east-mission|title=Task Force Phoenix passes halfway point on 9-month Middle East mission|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
* [[40th Combat Aviation Brigade]] (TF Phoenix) from May 2021 until January 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/412628/mission-complete-task-force-phoenix-heads-home-after-9-month-mission-middle-east|title=Mission complete. Task Force Phoenix heads home after 9-month mission in the Middle East|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/403229/82nd-cab-soldiers-provide-phased-maintenance-support-kuwait|title=82nd CAB Soldiers provide phased maintenance support in Kuwait|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
** [[168th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion]] (TF Raptor)
** [[640th Aviation Support Battalion]]
** [[82nd Aviation Regiment (United States)|1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion]] (TF Wolfpack) (- October 2021)
** [[1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment (United States)|1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion]] (TF Attack) (October 2021 - )
** Task Force Toro from the Spanish Armed Forces
** Task Force Griffon from the Italian Army
* [[11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade|11th Combat Aviation Brigade]] (TF Eagle) from January 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/414721/us-soldiers-conduct-joint-hot-load-training-camp-buehring|title=US Soldiers conduct joint hot load training at Camp Buehring|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref> until August 2022.<ref name="MUSTANG2022"/>
* [[Task Force Mustang|36th Combat Aviation Brigade]] (TF Mustang) between August 2022 and Present.<ref name="MUSTANG2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/428981/task-force-mustang-relieves-task-force-eagle-returns-middle-east|title=Task Force Mustang relieves Task Force Eagle, returns to Middle East|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
** [[449th Aviation Support Battalion]] (ASB)
** [[149th Aviation Regiment (United States)|2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion]] (GSAB) (TF Rough Riders)
** [[142nd Aviation Regiment (United States)|3-142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion]] (AHB), New York Army National Guard
** [[101st Aviation Regiment|1-101st Attack Aviation Battalion]] (Task Force No Mercy) of the [[101st Airborne Division]]
** Task Force Toro from the Spanish Armed Forces
** Task Force Griffon from [[5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel"]], Italian Army

'''Aviation Battalions'''
* 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment from [[HSC-21]] and [[HSC-23]] during 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/9650/2515th-naval-air-ambulance-detachment-takes-medical-missions|title=2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment takes on medical missions|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
* [[1st Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 1st Aviation Regiment]]
* [[1st Aviation Regiment (United States)|1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 1st Aviation Regiment]]
* [[1st Aviation Regiment (United States)|2nd Battalion (General Support), 1st Aviation Regiment]]
* [[1st Aviation Regiment (United States)|2nd Battalion (General Support), 1st Aviation Regiment]]


'''Ground forces'''
'''Ground forces'''

* 4th BCT February–March 2004
* 4th BCT February–March 2004
'''2022'''
* Company B, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division until November 2019
* 1067th Composite Truck Company December 2022-September 2023
* Company J, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division until November 2019


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Camp Buehring}}
{{commons category-inline|Camp Buehring}}
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-buehring.htm Camp Buerhing at Global Security]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-buehring.htm Camp Buerhing at Global Security]
*[http://www.citadel.edu/pao/newsreleases/sy03-04/buehring.htm Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring]
* [http://www.citadel.edu/pao/newsreleases/sy03-04/buehring.htm Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring]
*[http://www.stripes.com/news/camp-is-renamed-to-honor-victim-of-hotel-rocket-attack-1.19897 Stars and Stripes article on renaming to Camp Buehring]
* [http://www.stripes.com/news/camp-is-renamed-to-honor-victim-of-hotel-rocket-attack-1.19897 Stars and Stripes article on renaming to Camp Buehring]


[[Category:Military installations of the United States in Kuwait]]
[[Category:Military installations of the United States in Kuwait]]

Latest revision as of 03:33, 9 July 2024

Camp Buehring
Udairi Landing Zone
Kuwait
Sign at Camp Buehring's main entrance (May 2006)
Camp Buehring is located in Kuwait
Camp Buehring
Camp Buehring
Shown within Kuwait
Coordinates29°41′52″N 47°25′35″E / 29.69778°N 47.42639°E / 29.69778; 47.42639
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 (formerly Camp Udairi) is a staging post for US troops in the northwestern region of Kuwait. From its founding in January 2003 to the present date, the base was used for military troops heading north into Iraq and is 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.

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

History

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Much of Camp Buehring had operated continuously since its establishment in 2003.[citation needed]

A vehicle-ramming attack on March 30, 2003, left sixteen people wounded after a disgruntled Egyptian electrician rammed a pick-up truck into a group of US soldiers. The perpetrator was shot twice and wounded seriously.[2]

During the spring of 2020, the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shuttered many of the morale, welfare, and recreation outlets on the 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.[citation needed]

Units

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Aviation Brigades [C193rd Aviation Battalion Hawaii 2004]

Aviation Battalions

Ground forces

  • 4th BCT February–March 2004

2022

  • 1067th Composite Truck Company December 2022-September 2023

References

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  1. ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021.
  2. ^ Truck rams US soldiers in Kuwait, 15 injured, ABC (March 30, 2003)
  3. ^ "Mural Paintings at Camp Buehring [Image 6 of 6]". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Air med, always ready". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ "640th ASB makes historic Gray Eagle repairs". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. p. 56.
  7. ^ "Army National Guard leaders visit 449th CAB Soldiers". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b "TF Voodoo transfers authority to TF Talon". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  9. ^ "The 248th ASB transfers authority to 935th ASB". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Army National Guardsmen transfer responsibility of the OIR/OSS aviation support mission". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. ^ "The 35th Combat Aviation Brigade Lands In The Middle East". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Kansas National Guard Assault Helicopter Battalion completes Middle East missions". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Task Force Phoenix passes halfway point on 9-month Middle East mission". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Mission complete. Task Force Phoenix heads home after 9-month mission in the Middle East". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  15. ^ "82nd CAB Soldiers provide phased maintenance support in Kuwait". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  16. ^ "US Soldiers conduct joint hot load training at Camp Buehring". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Task Force Mustang relieves Task Force Eagle, returns to Middle East". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  18. ^ "2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment takes on medical missions". DVIDS. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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