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, footnotes = Source: DAFIF Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. Isa Air Base, formerly known as Shaikh Isa Air Base , is located on the island nation of

. Isa Air Base is located on the shore of the

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in southern Bahrain. It hosts the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) Fighter Wing and the two squadrons that comprise it.

History

During the first

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, some of the

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forces, having trouble with the Arab pronunciation, knew the base under the name " Shakey's Pizza".

Current use

Marine Aircraft Group 11 at Shaikh Isa airfield 1991

Bahrain

The base is home to the RBAF's 1st Fighter Wing: * 1st Fighter Squadron – Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon C/D Block 40 * 2nd Fighter Squadron – F-16C/D Block 40 * 6th Fighter Squadron – Northrop F-5E/F * 5th Squadron –

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* 4th Squadron – Slingsby T-67 Firefly

United States

In March 2009, the United States Air Force established a camp on Isa Air Base to support aerial port operations. The unit was designated a detachment of the

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of Al Udeid Air Base,

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. This detachment's purpose was to accelerate the delivery of mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. As part of its operations against ISIL, the United States has deployed various aircraft there. As of August 27, 2020,

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is in charge of base operations support services at Isa Air Base.

References

External links

Shaikh Isa Air Base / Sheik Isa Airbase, Bahrain - Global Security.org
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