About Richard Wilson

Military veteran who spent most if his active military career outside US and never made back and currently lives in Europe but still haven't lost passion about military forces.
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Camp Taji fitness center

Camp Taji

The Iraq airfield Taji of the Army is around twenty seven km to the northwest of the center of Baghdad, in Taji’s city. Moreover, studies linked to the War of the air energy of the entire Gulf; a zone of Operations Center is situated located in the huge Al Taji. This AFB is actually represented […]

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Soldiers with flag at Camp Fallujah

Camp Fallujah (MEK Compound)

Fallujah is a big city forty miles to the west of Baghdad. The city is magnificent. It was there, at the beginning of the War of the Gulf, that a British plane with the intention of bombarding a bridge had fallen accidental two bombs guided by laser in a market full of people. Between 50 […]

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Insane rocket launcher at Camp Bucca

Camp Bucca

 The Field Bucca, Iraq was a field of the prisoners (the enclosure in September, 2009) supported by the army of the United States in Umm Qasr’s environment, Iraq. They called to the installation initially the Field Freddy and it was used by the British forces when the Iraqi prisoners of war rested. The Brigade of […]

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Camp Baharia - soldiers shows of the speed while running

Camp Baharia

The Field Baharia was constructed on the site of which it was once Baathist’s resource in Iraq, near Fallujah. Qusay and Uday Hussein often would frequent this strength of resource. Now, it is of house to American soldiers. American soldiers often refer to the Field Baharia, relatively coherent, as “The dreamland”, the original name. This […]

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Plane at Joint Base Balad showing off

Joint Base Balad

The Iraq Balad base is somehow bleating in Iraq, to be more precise northern spot about 68 miles of the extensive North of Baghdad. Furthermore, the AFB base known as one of the largest air bases in Iraq. The aerodrome has two channels of approximately 11,000 & 11,300 feet as the length, respectively. Today, it […]

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Spangdahlem Air Base

It is a major US Air Force base located in small town of Spangdahlem in the city of Trier, Germany. The base host 52nd Fighter Wing comprising of some of the most sophisticated fighter jet planes such as F-16, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt and more. The base also supports NATO operations including radar services. The […]

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Concert at Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib

Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib

The Iraq Ghurayb Prison is huge. Moreover, the Abu Ghurayb, prison, is located approximately twenty miles specifically west of extensive Baghdad; it is actually where Saddam Kamal that was once the head of Special Security Organization once oversaw torture & the execution of many even thousands of important political prisoners. This prison was and is […]

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hard studies at USAG Stuttgart

USAG Stuttgart

The United States Army Garrison is located in the city of Stuttgart in the south of Germany. It operates as the center of flight operations and works along other US air bases in other cities of Germany. It is the permanent location of US Army headquarters. The base operates under the command of Colonel Carl […]

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Surgeon in action at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC)

The LMRC consists of 2 Landstuhl houses Fisher ready to provide a “home far from the home” for the families and the patients who receive medical attention in the Medical Regional Center Landstuhl, Landstuhl, Germany. The families it is served the European Command of USA, Central Command of USA, Command of Special Operations of USA, […]

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Soldiers at Patrick Henry Village

Patrick Henry Village (PHV)

The Patrick Henry base is also sometimes known asPatrickHenryVillageshort for PHV. The base is located in the city ofHeidelbergin the south west ofGermany. The base was completed in 1947 after World War II and it was named after the Governor of Virginia. The base is designed to facilitate troops and workers living with their families. […]

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Overview of Ramstein Air Base

Ramstein Air Base

It is a major US Air Force base in Germanyand it is located near the town of Ramstein. It also operates as the headquarters of US Air Forces Europe. The base also works as the headquarters of NATO installations. Beside USmilitary forces it is also home to military personnel from other countries including Poland, Germany, […]

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Sign of Ali Al Salem Air Base

Ali Al Salem Air Base

Ali Al Salem Airbase is known as “The Rock” because of the perfect geographical location which stands on an elevated ground 39 miles away from the Iraq border. This is a military airbase in Kuwait that is under the command of the Kuwait Air Force.  The airbase played host to the personnel and aircraft of […]

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Andersen Air Force Base - Many B52 planes together

Andersen Air Force Base

The Andersen Air Force Base was established in 1944 bearing the name of North Field as a United States air base in Guam which provides aircraft support to the US naval campaign in the Pacific.  This is the home for the 36th Wing which is under the Pacific Air Forces Thirteenth Air Force which is […]

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Camp Arifjan

Camp Arifjan

Camp Arifjan is a military base that is located in the southern part of Kuwait City and in the western part of Shuaiba Port. The base is home to the United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard. It also plays hosts to the deployed active […]

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Well known dinning facility of Camp Zama

Camp Zama

Camp Zama is situated 40 km in the southwestern part of Tokyo, Japan which is a United States Army installation. This serves as the major headquarter of the United States Army stationed in Japan and houses the US Army Japan, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, US Army Japan Aviation Detachment, 78th Signal Battalion, 4th Engineer Group […]

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Tower at Camp Bondsteel

Camp Bondsteel

Camp Bondsteel is situated in east of Kosovo near Urosevac and was named in honor of Vietnam War awardee, US Army Staff Sergeant James L. Bondsteel. Camp Bondsteel is the major base of the United States Army under the command of Kosovo. It also serves as headquarters for NATO and home to the 7,000 servicemen. […]

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