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| Major US Military Bases1 | Pre-Gulf War: None
Post-Gulf War: Al Udeid AB, Camp As Sayliyah |
| Minor US Military Bases1 | Pre-Gulf War: None
Post-Gulf War: Doha |
| US Military Personnel Stationed 10/14/20001 | Fewer than 50 Army support personnel, managing prepositioned equipment, including M-1A1 Abrams tanks, M-2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles, and armored personnel carriers. |
| US Military Personnel Stationed as of 2/27/031 | About 4,500 personnel, mostly from the Army. Dozens of combat aircraft and aerial tankers are stationed at Al Udeid air base The air base can accommodate almost 100 aircraft, and has the longest runway in the region. |
| Military Expenditures, 20002 | $732 million |
| Military Expenditures as Percentage of GDP2 | 10% |
| US Military Arms Sales (Delivered) 1990-20013 | $13.5 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
