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
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
Site history
Built2002 (2002)
In useJanuary 2003-Present
Airfield information
Elevation131 metres (430 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) Asphalt

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

Ground forces

  • 4th BCT February–March 2004
  • Company B, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division until November 2019
  • Company J, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division until November 2019

References
  1. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2016. p. 56.

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