King Khalid Military City

King Khalid Military City (KKMC) is a special city in northeastern Saudi Arabia, designed and built by the Middle East Division, a unit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the 1970's and 1980's. It was built to provide lodging for several brigades of American and Saudi troops, with a design population of 65,000 people. The city is named after former Saudi King, Khalid bin Abdul Aziz.

Operation Desert Storm

During Operation Desert Storm KKMC was used to house thousands of American and other coalition soldiers. Its airport was one of the most used during combat operations, along with bases in Dhahran and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Related Topics:
Operation Desert Storm - Dhahran - Riyadh

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During the war, KKMC was protected from ballistic missiles by the U.S's Patriot missile system. On February 21, 1991 Iraq fired three Scud missiles at King Khalid Military City, which were reportedly destroyed by Patriot interceptors. http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/Pentagon/dodscud.htm

Related Topics:
Ballistic missiles - Patriot missile - February 21 - 1991 - Iraq - Scud missile

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