Iron Cobra 99 - The Camp

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During our stay in Egypt, we lived in a 300 yard by 50 yard compound, knicknamed Camelot. (or as some called it BF)	Aircrew lived in these. There were 4 seperate 8' by 8' rooms in each trailer, and two people shared a cell... I mean room.	We had a lot of trailers, but not enough for everyone. Support folks were housed in open bay barracks in large K-span buildings (seen in the distance).
Each room in the trailers had its own air conditioner. Since the rooms weren't very small, these AC units worked really well.	The support folks didn't have it as nice as the aircrew. They slept in these open bay barracks.	The 62 AW left their mark - with a souvenier they picked up in Kentucky.
Our only source of outside information - Satelite TV	Our weight room was somewhat limited - being in the same room as the dining facility, and the movie tents. (And later the BX)	One of the few diversion - Movies (video tapes) were played in these tents nightly, and if you turned the volume up all the way, you could just make out what was being said over the din of the dining facility.
In the desert, water is life.	This is the courtyard - the billeting K-spans can be seen in the distance. (The Mess K-span is behind me). The man approaching from the left is an Egyptian security guard. He told me not to take any more pictures outside the buildings.	The open bay barracks were divided into sections by the clever use of lockers. Eight people were assigned to a section.
The good news was we had a permanent latrine facility - here are the sinks.	And the showers.	And of course the toilets. There were no toilets in any of the other buildings.
The TALCE set up shop on the flightline, and used cammo netting to shade their shack. The tents on the right are the pax terminal (and pretty nice inside).	A high tech Egyptian phone. Now you know why we didn't call.	The BX was somewhat limited - this is half the merchandise.
And here is the second half - shelf check complete.	The trailers were unfurnished, But some of us got creative with scraps of wood and boxes. Here is a nightstand / table combination I built.	Look mom - I made my bed!
A few empty water boxes, and you have a dresser.	There were no coatracks, but some string, a couple of screws, and some wire - and you had somewhere to hang your flightsuit.	Some weren't content with cardboard - they were true carpenters.
Looking for more of a college atmosphere, these folks went with cinderblocks.	Some people went overboard - notice the detail.	These guys did a real nice job on the table - I wonder where the chairs came from?
They sure have a lot of books - guess they thought there would be nothing to do.	This guy even put together a refrigerator - what innovation!	The beer shack - Its a long way to go to get a beer, but at only a buck a piece, I'm not complaining. (except when they run out) As a side note, they only sold imports - Heineken, Corona, Budweiser - no Stella :-(
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