In the Middle East
| 5,200 |
CONTRACTORS USED |
to support more than 500,000 troops in the Persian Gulf War |
| 12 |
BASES BUILT OR USED |
by the United States throughout the Middle East since 1991. Before that, the United States had almost no presence in the region |
| 200 |
MILLION DOLLARS |
spent by the Kuwaiti government to build new storage and support facilities at Camp Arifjan, south of Kuwait City |
| 10,000 |
CONTRACTORS ESTIMATED |
to be providing support, training and other services throughout the Middle East |
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