U.S. Military Bases in Kuwait: 3 Guides, OHA
3 guides in Kuwait: 2 Army and 1 Air Force installations. There is no BAH at any of the 3 installations in Kuwait: members draw Overseas Housing Allowance, which repays the rent actually paid, up to a ceiling DTMO sets by locality, grade and dependency status. DTMO's Kuwait table is not published on this site.
Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.
Installations in Kuwait
3 guides · Tax depends on your home-of-record state · TRICARE Overseas (International SOS) · OHA, not BAH: DTMO's Kuwait table is not on this site
Kuwait installations at E-5 with dependents
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
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| Ali Al Salem Air Base | Ali Al Salem | Air Force | OHA | OHA pays the actual rent, up to DTMO's ceiling |
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| Camp Arifjan | Al Ahmadi | Army | OHA | OHA pays the actual rent, up to DTMO's ceiling |
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| Camp Buehring | Udairi | Army | OHA | OHA pays the actual rent, up to DTMO's ceiling |
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OHA in Kuwait
DTMO's Kuwait OHA table is not published on this site, so the guides give no ceiling. DTMO's OHA rate lookup gives it for a locality, grade and dependency status.
State tax and TRICARE in Kuwait
Your home-of-record state. While stationed overseas, U.S. state tax depends on your state of legal domicile.
TRICARE Overseas. Care at all 3 installations in Kuwait falls under the TRICARE Overseas region, administered by International SOS Government Services, LLC. Referrals and claims run through that contractor.
Sources and updates
Maintained by PCS Calculator, an independent site run by an active-duty service member. State tax treatment of military pay checked 19 August 2026; TRICARE regions checked 27 August 2026. This page was last updated 4 November 2026. How every figure on this site is checked
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