Tent City Life

Tent City Life

rooftop view of tent city taken at King Khalid International Airport, 3/91. This was taken prior to our departure from Riyadh. Note the disassembly of the tents.

by Tom Thweatt

pictures taken during Desert Storm while part of the 1611 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (P)

a stroll down tent city alley. The "streets" are graveled to prevent mud buildup, and the netting is used to allow air circulation during the evening hours

more scenes of the alleys. The cans are used for trash and laundry pickup was twice a week outside your tent (tents are numbered)

SSg Thweatt and his home away from home. In spite of the firm cots, comfort was not bad.

lavatory facilities inside the shower tent

one of three of the Flight Surgeons who shared the tent with me at "KKIA"

for weekend evening recreation, the outdoor theater showed some recent movies and did take requests (with "chow hall" in foreground)

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more tent demolition as the "war" ended and members of the squadron prepared to depart from Saudi Arabia to the U.S.

SSg Thweatt taking time out to catch up on some reading and writing letters back home

Attention all Desert Storm veterans! If you were either at Eskan Village or King Khalid International Airport during Desert Storm I would like to hear from YOU!!!


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