Eskan Village was built in 1983 during the reign of Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to house various bedouin tribes. The tribes declined to occupy the housing complex, and Eskan Village remained unoccupied until August 1990. At that time, the Saudi Arabian government authorized the use of Eskan Village for deployed U.S. servicemembers during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.[1]
In 1992, during the aftermath of the Gulf War, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) was formed and headquartered at Eskan Village for the conduct of Operation Southern Watch. Eskan Village was home to the region's Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) until it was relocated to Prince Sultan Air Base in September 2001. The transition was accelerated after the events of September 11, 2001.
After the bombing of the Khobar Towers on June 25, 1996, several U.S. military offices and housing facilities located in Riyadh and Dhahran were also moved to Eskan Village and Prince Sultan Air Base to mitigate possible future attacks.[2]
Force Protection and Operations Support
On September 5, 2005, the United States Air Force activated the 64th Air Expeditionary Group to assume security, law enforcement, and operational support for Eskan Village from the United States Army. After nearly nine years, the Air Force inactivated the 64 AEG on May 1, 2014, and transferred these duties to the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Later, on September 25, 2017, the 379 Expeditionary Mission Support Group facilitated the transfer of security and law enforcement operations from the 879th ESFS to the 341st Military Police Company and inactivated the 879th ESFS.[3]
^Jones, T. Parker (13 February 1998), , p. 16, archived from the original on April 8, 2013
^"End of an era for the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron". U.S. Air Forces Central Command. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
External links
Eskan Village at GlobalSecurity.org
May 18, 2023
eskan, village, officially, named, compound, military, compound, located, kilometers, south, east, riyadh, saudi, arabia, base, home, united, states, military, training, mission, saudi, arabia, usmtm, office, program, manager, saudi, arabian, national, guard, . Eskan Village officially named Eskan Village Compound is a U S military compound located 20 kilometers south east of Riyadh Saudi Arabia The base is home to the United States Military Training Mission in Saudi Arabia USMTM Office of the Program Manager Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program OPM SANG the Office of the Program Manager Facilities Security Force OPM FSF the Office of the Program Manager Ministry of Interior Military Assistance Group MOI MAG andEskan VillageRiyadh Saudi ArabiaEskan VillageCoordinates24 34 55 N 46 51 43 E 24 582 N 46 862 E 24 582 46 862 Coordinates 24 34 55 N 46 51 43 E 24 582 N 46 862 E 24 582 46 862Site informationOwner Saudi ArabiaSite historyBuilt1983In use1990 PresentGarrison informationGarrison879 ESFS OPM FSF OPM SANG USMTM Contents 1 History 2 Force Protection and Operations Support 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit The 64 AEG in November 2010 Eskan Village was built in 1983 during the reign of Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to house various bedouin tribes The tribes declined to occupy the housing complex and Eskan Village remained unoccupied until August 1990 At that time the Saudi Arabian government authorized the use of Eskan Village for deployed U S servicemembers during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm 1 In 1992 during the aftermath of the Gulf War Joint Task Force Southwest Asia JTF SWA was formed and headquartered at Eskan Village for the conduct of Operation Southern Watch Eskan Village was home to the region s Combined Air Operations Center CAOC until it was relocated to Prince Sultan Air Base in September 2001 The transition was accelerated after the events of September 11 2001 After the bombing of the Khobar Towers on June 25 1996 several U S military offices and housing facilities located in Riyadh and Dhahran were also moved to Eskan Village and Prince Sultan Air Base to mitigate possible future attacks 2 Force Protection and Operations Support EditOn September 5 2005 the United States Air Force activated the 64th Air Expeditionary Group to assume security law enforcement and operational support for Eskan Village from the United States Army After nearly nine years the Air Force inactivated the 64 AEG on May 1 2014 and transferred these duties to the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Later on September 25 2017 the 379 Expeditionary Mission Support Group facilitated the transfer of security and law enforcement operations from the 879th ESFS to the 341st Military Police Company and inactivated the 879th ESFS 3 See also EditPrince Sultan Air BaseReferences Edit Eskan Village Air Base Jones T Parker 13 February 1998 Military Presence and Theater Strategy Recognizing MOOTW Restraints in CENTCOM p 16 archived from the original on April 8 2013 End of an era for the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron U S Air Forces Central Command Retrieved 2018 01 20 External links EditEskan Village at GlobalSecurity org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eskan Village amp oldid 1152835492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
