1990s [ ] During October 1994 the USAF aircraft was moved to Dhahran Air Base, prior to forward deployment to , | to build a small air field near the Arabian American Oil Company town |
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Current use [ ] Dhahran International Airport has been transformed into a military airbase | The 1948 agreement reverted ownership of the air base to Saudi Arabia, and on-going year-to-year leases, for which the U |
History [ ] During , the and were important staging and shipping routes for the U | The cause was determined to be a combination of the inoperativity of Ground Controlled Approach GCA and poor visibility due to |
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The War Department, likewise, dropped their support of the project | In 1999, Dhahran Air Base was renamed King Abdulaziz Air Base |
The USMTM staff, with headquarters at the Dhahran terminal, consisted of three sections representing the American armed services.
19sensitivity of Saudi Arabia's concerns regarding | 44 Squadron RSAF with the• to provide both assistance to the , as well as supply the fighting the forces in |
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On April 17, 1964, Flight 444, a carrying 42 passengers and 7 crew, crashed 7 km offshore in the , approaching Dhahran International Airport from the south | pledged to provide construction support to help the Saudis improve their commercial air facilities at the Dhahran Civil Air Terminal and to assist, advise, and train the Saudi Army, Navy, and Air Force |
renamed in 1949 the proposed building an airbase in or near , Saudi Arabia.
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