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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Katie McQue

US contractors in Kuwait decry meager bunkers and pay cuts amid Iran war: ‘We’re treated as expendable’

An aerial view of the downtown of a city, with skyscrapers and a shore.
Kuwait City, Kuwait, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, on 28 February. Photograph: Stephanie McGehee/Reuters

Employees of major defense contractor V2X Inc on US military bases in Kuwait say they lack adequate bunker facilities and have had their pay reduced amid Iranian missile attacks across the Gulf region, while receiving limited communication from their employer about safety and evacuation procedures.

The Guardian interviewed three V2X employees on the US bases Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring in Kuwait, following Iranian missile strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan on Saturday.

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