On May 6, the Washington Post published the most complete public account of what Iran’s missiles had done to American bases in the Gulf. At least 228 structures and pieces of equipment were damaged or destroyed across 15 sites in six countries. Hangars, barracks, fuel bladders, a power plant at Camp Buehring, Patriot and THAAD equipment, an E-3 Sentry at Prince Sultan. Damage at the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain severe enough that officials told the Post operations might shift to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
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