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| Major US Military Bases1 | Pre-Gulf War: Masirah AB, Seeb AB, Thumrait AB
Post-Gulf War: Al Musnana AB |
| Minor US Military Bases1 | Pre-Gulf War: None
Post-Gulf War: Mina Qabus, Muscat, Salalah |
| US Military Personnel Stationed 10/14/20001 | At least 100 Air Force Personnel, and 4 combat planes. |
| US Military Personnel Stationed as of 2/27/031 | Over 3,500 Air Force personnel, and about 40 planes. Also, an unspecified number of support personnel stationed at the Defense Energy Support Center in Mina Qabus. |
| Military Expenditures, 20012 | $2.42 billion |
| Military Expenditures as Percentage of GDP2 | 12.2% |
| US Military Arms Sales (Delivered) 1990-20013 | $114.5 million |
1 Source: www.GlobalSecurity.org
2 Source: CIA World Fact Book, www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
3 Source: Federation of American Scientists, U.S. Arms Transfers Database, www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/sales_db.htm
