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The Fifth Fleet is responsible for the Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean.
Located in Azraq, 100 kilometers northeast of the capital Amman, this base hosts the U.S. Air Forces Central’s 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, which engages in missions across the Levant.
Al Dhafra Air Base, situated south of the UAE capital Abu Dhabi and shared with the UAE Air Force, is a critical U.S. Air Force hub. It has supported key missions against the Islamic State, as well as reconnaissance deployments across the region, according to U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
Dubai's Jebel Ali Port, while not a formal military base, is the U.S. Navy's largest port of call in the Middle East. It regularly hosts U.S. aircraft carriers and other vessels.
There are over 2,300 U.S. military personnel in the Kingdom, some of whom are stationed roughly 60 kilometers south of Riyadh at Prince Sultan Air Base. This base supports U.S. Army air defense assets, including Patriot missile batteries and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems.
Situated in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, Erbil serves as a hub for U.S. and coalition forces conducting training exercises and battle drills.
The 24-hectare Al Udeid Air Base, located in the desert outside the capital Doha, serves as the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command, which directs U.S. military operations from Egypt in the west to Kazakhstan in the east. The Middle East's largest U.S. base houses around 10,000 troops.