Kabal
Encyclopedia
For Cabal see: Cabal (disambiguation)
For Kabal, a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series See: Kabal (Mortal Kombat).
A Kabal (Arabic: fortress) in modern usage means a one square mile patch of desert, with 10 feet (3 m)-tall berm
s bulldozed to form the perimeter earthworks
. Kabals are located less than 50 miles (80.5 km) from the Iraqi border. The Kuwaiti government has cordoned off the northern part of its country, an area of more than 1600 square miles (4,144 km²) out of 6900 square miles (17,870.9 km²), where American military and coalition forces are based and are conducting training. Soldiers assigned to these remote sites must maintain 24-hour operations as units are close to the Iraqi border.
, New Jersey
, Connecticut
, Pennsylvania
and Virginia
. Two others; "Diamond Head" and "Hunter" are apparently inactive. The kabals are tent cities with each camp containing large areas of tent
s which house a half-dozen soldiers apiece, plus mess halls, rows of portable toilet
s, trailers with sinks and showers and a gym
. Tents are equipped with telephones. For recreation there are a variety of movies, games, and a computer café.
The walls usually form a circle that has one or two entrances guarded by soldiers with other soldiers on guard duty around the perimeter or in guard tower
s. Establishing Kabals is manpower- and supply-intensive, requiring many convoys of Class IV (construction and barrier materiel) and contracted items. Combat Regeneration and Reorganization [CR2] is the redeployment of equipment, vehicles and soldiers from the Kabal.
Cabal (disambiguation)
A cabal is a group of people united in some design, often secretivelyCabal, Kabal, or the Cabal may also refer to:* The Cabal Ministry, a government under King Charles II of England...
For Kabal, a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series See: Kabal (Mortal Kombat).
Berm
A berm is a level space, shelf, or raised barrier separating two areas. Berm originates in the Middle Dutch and German berme and came into usage in English via French.- History :...
s bulldozed to form the perimeter earthworks
Earthworks (engineering)
Earthworks are engineering works created through the moving or processing of quantities of soil or unformed rock.- Civil engineering use :Typical earthworks include roads, railway beds, causeways, dams, levees, canals, and berms...
. Kabals are located less than 50 miles (80.5 km) from the Iraqi border. The Kuwaiti government has cordoned off the northern part of its country, an area of more than 1600 square miles (4,144 km²) out of 6900 square miles (17,870.9 km²), where American military and coalition forces are based and are conducting training. Soldiers assigned to these remote sites must maintain 24-hour operations as units are close to the Iraqi border.
Description
Kabals contain dining facilities, air-conditioned sleeping tents, recreation facilities and storage for weapons, tanks and their armored vehicles. The kabals are named New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Two others; "Diamond Head" and "Hunter" are apparently inactive. The kabals are tent cities with each camp containing large areas of tent
Tent
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs...
s which house a half-dozen soldiers apiece, plus mess halls, rows of portable toilet
Portable toilet
Portable toilet are simple portable enclosures containing a chemical toilet which are typically used as a temporary toilet for construction sites and large gatherings and events. Most of the portable toilets have black open-front-U-shaped toilet seat with cover...
s, trailers with sinks and showers and a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
. Tents are equipped with telephones. For recreation there are a variety of movies, games, and a computer café.
The walls usually form a circle that has one or two entrances guarded by soldiers with other soldiers on guard duty around the perimeter or in guard tower
Guard tower
Guard tower serves as a general term for any military tower providing vigilance, and henceforth guarding a certain area.-Famous guard towers:*Alcatraz guard towers*Auschwitz II guard towers*Tower of London*Yuma Territorial Prison 1876 guard tower....
s. Establishing Kabals is manpower- and supply-intensive, requiring many convoys of Class IV (construction and barrier materiel) and contracted items. Combat Regeneration and Reorganization [CR2] is the redeployment of equipment, vehicles and soldiers from the Kabal.