Camp Arifjan Camp Arifjan is a United States Army installation located in the State of Kuwait ( map ) which accommodates elements of the US Air Force , US Navy , US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard . The camp was funded and built by the government of Kuwait . Military personnel from the United Kingdom , Australia , Romania and Poland are also forward deployed there . Camp Arifjan is located south of Kuwait City , and west of the Shuaiba Port ( Military Sea Port of Debarkation / Embarkation , or SPOD ) and Kuwait Naval Base ( KNB ) . It is divided into 7 zones . Camp Arifjan is a US military installation utilized as a forward logistics base , Aviation Classification and Repair Activity Depot ( Task Force AVCRAD ) for the entire Southwest Asian Theater ( through Patton Army Air Field ) , helicopter ground support base , and as a motor pool for armored and unarmored vehicles . U . S . military vehicles that did not receive new additional armor plating in the United States prior to deployment to U . S . Central Command – tens of thousands – received their " up - armoring " at Camp Arifjan . Additionally , many thousands of soldiers pass through Camp Arifjan either on their way to Iraq or returning from Iraq . The service members deployed to Camp Arifjan are in a variety of different statuses . Many are active duty and come on a one year Permanent Change of Station ( PCS ) , while some active duty come in a Temporary Change of Station ( TCS ) status . Additionally , there are many Guard and Reserve units that support a variety of functions in the SWA theater that come on varied length tours . Patton Army Air Field . Patton Army Airfield is the United States Army airfield , located within the camp boundaries . Patton Army Airfield is run by elements of the Army National Guard ' s Aviation Classification and Repair Activity Depots ( AVCRADs ) . Organizational ( AVUM ) , Intermediate ( AVIM ) and limited depot maintenance support is available via Patton Army Airfield and its corresponding AVCRAD elements to many United States military aviation assets within the Southwest Asian Theater ( SWA ) . The airfield is named in memory of General George S . Patton . Facilities . The base has undergone many changes within the past several years , including the construction of half a dozen barracks , hundreds of " temporary " or transitional barracks , known as PCBs ( Pre - Fabricated Concrete Buildings ) , three dining facilities , and the establishment of three base exchanges ( AAFES ) , as well as a major addition of paved roads throughout the Camp . There are approximately 9 , 000 personnel stationed at Camp Arifjan . The camp often uses reservists for minor amounts of staffing . In addition , a number of foreign nationals also work at the base . The facility is primarily staffed by US Army Contractors . The base leadership continues to allow local and Third Country Nationals vendors to set up small shops within the main PX lobby . In addition to the permanent vendors , certain vendors are also allowed to set up large Arab - style bazaars on Wednesdays and Sundays . Camp Arifjan has many fast food restaurants on site , such as : Pizza Hut , Charley ' s Subs , Hardees ’ s Burgers , 3 Subways , Burger King , Pizza Inn , Taco Bell , KFC , Baskin Robbins , Hawaiian Ice , Panda Oriental , Green Beans Coffee , Hole N One Doughnuts , 2 Starbucks , and 3 Military Dining Facilities ( DFACs ) some of which serve 4 meals daily . In addition , the camp - known colloquially by the initials " AJ " or as Camp Arif - jail - is regarded by U . S . military personnel as having the best recreational facilities of any Kuwaiti military instillation . The camp ' s swimming pool and three gym facilities make it the most desirable duty station in the country among foreign military personnel . Recreation centers are located in Zone - 1 and Zone - 6 .