Doha International Air Base Doha International Air Base ( Doha IAB ) , also known as Camp Snoopy , was a United States Military installation located at the Doha International Airport , Doha , Qatar which operated from 1991 to 1993 and 1996 until 2004 . History . Soon after the Persian Gulf war in 1991 , the United States and Qatar quietly signed a defense cooperation agreement that provided the US Military with ability to set up operations here . Camp Snoopy was one of the bases which would come out of this agreement . The base was closed down as forces withdrew from the middle east following the Persian Gulf War but was re - opened in 1996 . 2000 saw the rapid expansion by the Pennsylvania and Ohio Air National Guard and US Navy Seebees , this included the addition of constructed 15 force - protection projects , high - security entrance points , kennels , and aircraft maintenance facilities , each made more difficult by the concrete - like bedrock which makes up the deserts of Qatar . The work plan had engineers pouring of concrete , moving of desert rock , which took more effort to move compared with the sand that makes up most of the deserts in the region , and erecting 50 , 000 pounds of steel . The work also included building 32 Scud bunkers , placing five towers , building of blast wall , constructing a mile of road and digging a mile of trenching . Heat was the common theme throughout the deployment . Doors had to remain closed or temperatures could rise high enough inside to trigger fire - suppression sprinklers ; pools had to chilled before entering . As temperatures soared through the 100s each day , Guardsmen devised ways to work through the desert menace . They included 4 a . m . start times and air - conditioned shelters at each job site . In late 2002 a second wave of engineering projects expanded the base further adding some basic comforts to the previously barren camp such as a small swimming pool , trailers replacing tents for the dining facility and the addition of a larger post office to handle the influx of mail that came with the increased number of troops . Prior to the late 2002 build up troops stationed at Camp Snoopy where bused an hour each way to Al Udeid for basic recreation and exchange use . In May 2002 , Qatar Airways announced the new expansion and renovation plans for the Doha International airport , this included reclaiming the real estate on which Camp Snoopy was located . This coupled with the expansion of Al Udeid and the establishment of U . S . bases in Iraq ended the need for Camp Snoopy and it was closed in 2004 . One account states that the base was named Snoopy due to the large amount of snooping that was done along the base ' s perimeter by curious locals from nearby Doha , while another claims it was due to the large number of feral dogs that roamed the base when it was initially established . Mission . Camp Snoopy in Doha , Qatar was at its height the largest pre - positioning base outside the United States . A considerable amount of this equipment had been moved from Qatar to Kuwait during the last months before the invasion of Iraq in 2003 . Camp Snoopy had stockpiled enough equipment to accommodate a brigade set with two armored and one mechanized battalion , as well as equipment for combat service support units . The troops to use it could be airlifted and ready for action in 96 hours . Unlike Kuwait , advance parties will fly to Qatar , draw the equipment and use commercial heavy equipment transporters to move it to port to be loaded onto ships for transport to the combat zone . It also served as home for the U . S . Air Force ' s 64th Air Expeditionary Group , which was enlarged to become the 64th Air Expeditionary Wing prior to the invasion of Iraq . The 64th primarily operated the then brand new C - 17 Globemaster III . Snoopy served as the finial departure point for personnel and equipment headed for Afghanistan . In late 2002 due to its location , near enough to Iraq to make for quick turn around but far enough away to not be an easy target , Camp Snoopy was selected to host a detachment from AFSOC operating MC - 130 Combat Talon . The addition of the MC - 130 ' s and their supporting crews along with a general increase in over all man power led to the redesignation of the 64th from a Group to a Wing in December 2002 . Due to limited ramp space the air lift mission was largely shifted to nearby Al - Udeid by January 2003 with the main focus becoming the operation of the Special Operations force located there . This would continue until the base was closed in 2004 . The base also served as the central mail distribution point for bases in Afghanistan with all mail being delivered to the base , sorted then placed on aircraft for delivery to individual bases in Afghanistan . During December 2002 this postal hub processed an average of 3 , 000 pounds of mail a day and operated 24 hours a day . During its operation Doha IAB mailing address was APO AE 09310 . Units . The 64th Air Expeditionary Group < br > The U . S . Army ' s 260th Quartermaster Battalion and 559th Quartermaster Battalion deployed to Doha IAB in 2002 and 2003 . < br > Army Materiel Command - Forward , South West Asia was permanently assigned here . Notable Personnel . Major General ( Then Brig . Gen ) Winfield W . Scott III served as commander from March until May 2003 Senior Master Sergeant Robert H . Brown Jr . 1999