The United States has bolstered security around its military bases in Saudi Arabia. The effort includes the deployment of special forces and detection equipment around the Prince Sultan air base, at Al Kharj, south of Riyad and where most of the 4,000 American soldiers in the kingdom are based. The base contains an advanced air command-and-control system meant to direct U.S. military aircraft in the Persian Gulf. U.S. officials said the 363rd Air Expeditionary Group has bolstered its physical security team to protect the U.S. presence around the base, which comprises up to eight times more territory than other U.S. facilities. The group deploys special forces brought from a U.S. air base in Japan and is equipped with a Tactical Automated Sensor System to detect and repel insurgents.
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