Category: Iraq

  • Camp Justice

    Banzai’s field, before not known as the Justice of the campaign, was baptized again to the way around Sep back in 2004 according to an initiative to modify the respective military names of the American bases into Iraq to having less ” only you present, “friendlier ” the name. The equipment formed by many experts claimed that the term banzai is an agreeable word much more than simply the justice!

    Moreover, the 1st original name was able to prove a somehow prophetic form & it even extraordinarily assigns: The field of Justice was the place of Saddam Hussein’s execution in 2006, and then in 2007 the Barzan Ibrahim linked to Tikriti, the Awad Hamed linked to Bandar & also the Taha Yassin with Ramadan, these were hung. The base serves to support the North American interests to Iraq during the Operation Liberty!

    Field justice / Field field to – Adala

    In the middle of September 2004, this continued as the part of an effort of the Army in everything to give to his facilities on friendly connotations of Baghdad, Field Banzai him turned out to be the Justice of call a Field, with his translation the Arab of Al’s Field – Adala. In May, 2005 the administrative tasks of the Field justice were transferred to the Iraqi forces.

    Camp Justice sign

    Tent at camp Justice Iraq
    near  Camp Justice
    Areal view of camp justice

    The field of Justice is in the center of Baghdad, in the vicinity Kadhamiyah, near the sanctuary of the Magnet Kadhim. The Sanctuary was the scene of numerous explosions initially of March 2004. The soldiers of USA answered initially to the place to treat the Iraqis of the injured man, but this returned to fall when this confronts a rabble of the stoning of furious Shiites that he blamed to the forces of USA to provide an inadequate safety for the religious specific peregrination.

  • Victory Base Complex

    This Base Complex is located at Baghdad Airport. The name victory had come after Iraq got his real victory. After defeated General Saddam Hussein the American Air Force had joint their nine base camps into a base complex. The complex is actually a combination of 9 individual camps.

    The main work of the complex is to share all of its conveniences among the camps. In the list of the facilities there is a Subway, Coffee house and Pizza Hut. The Army of the camps never wishes to pay for their food and coffee, and it is the facility issue.

    Saddam Hussein builds 99 places around the airport, and the center of complex is located at the place which was one of those 99 places. Other places are now the houses of American military in the Iraq. The United States armed forces has worked a lot to formulate the places as calm as possible to live, and as a result of their hard work now up to fourteen thousands troops can live there at a time. WWE performs a show there in each year.

    Victory Base Complex in niht

    main gate of Victory Base Complex

    Areal view of Victory Base Complex

    Royal interior at Victory Base Complex

    The Victory Camp is the central part of Victory Base in the Baghdad. The VBC comprises base and surrounded area of the Baghdad Airport is surrounded by the VBC. Camp Victory is far about 4 miles from Baghdad Airport. Among the nine camps of the VBC there are Camp Victory, Camp Slayer, Camp Striker and Camp Liberty. Camp Victory was set up by April 2003.

  • Forward Operating Base Sykes

    Still now there are so many FOBs in Iraq. Some FOBs are closing because mission is being changed now and then. Though there are many forward operation bases all over the country. These army bases are playing a vital role to reduce violence of the country. Some FOBs will close shortly, because the situations and plans are not constant.

    It is a base which is controlled by United States armed forces, and United States defense force has set up the base likely five miles from the Tal Afar at Ninewah Province. Moreover, it is about 40 miles far from the border of Iraq and Syria. American Military has declared FOB Sykes as a very dangerous base, and the area is least accessible in entire of the country. Tal Afar is inhabited a lot by secular Turkmen, and it serves to aggravate the volatility of situation.

    Forward Operating Base Sykes areal view

    Soldiers talking at Forward Operating Base Sykes

    beautiful Sunset from Forward Operating Base Sykes

    Some attacks have been being come forward from violent Islamic insurgents towards the American Army in the area. Suicide bombings were a common attack. Tal Afar was totally plagued by the terrorist attacks. But the matter of no worry is that American Military and Iraqi forces have collaborated together through combined operation, and they have been succeeding to return the peace. There in the area some major operations were held in 2004. In short, it is considered as one of the most important bases for the military of United States. But it is dangerous too as lots of attacks have been done by their enemies over this base.

  • Forward Operating Base Grizzly

    The Operational headquarters Grizzly (Grizzly FOB) has actually suffered numerous changes the name, and Spartan FOB has gone away, for rotation, Grizzly FOB, FOB and barbarian.  The operational headquarters treat itself about an army of The United States located in the interior of Ashram’s fields, near the so called Al Jalis in Iraq, which is around twenty km of the respective Iranian border & sixty to north Baghdad.

    FOB Grizzly takes the respective name of the battalion of military men parked in the country: the Military police’s Battalion 49a, those bases in California. Furthermore, the 49 º Military police’s Battalion was opened in the Base of Operations of October, 2005, until October, 2006. His sign of so called age “Grizzly”, extracted from the flag of the State of California, which shows Grizzly’s bar in the first plane of the center, a red star in the top left part, and the words- Republic of California, written in the low part of the flag.

    Forward Operating Base Grizzly

    Areal view and soldiers at Forward Operating Base Grizzly

    Hummer fully equipped at Forward Operating Base Grizzly

    Massive rocket launch at Forward Operating Base Grizzly

    soldier equipped at Forward Operating Base Grizzly

    F.O.B. the dun Bear (previously F.O.B. the Spartan, the León F.A.B. Red and F.A.B. the Barbarian) is an Army of the United States Forward that Handles the Base located inside the Field Ashraf, Iraq. It is near Al Khalis, approximately 20 kilometers considering the Westside of the Iranian border & sixty kilometers to the north of Baghdad.

    In conclusion, Iraq fob grizzly was named right after the forty nine call sign due to policeman’s Militia Battalion. They were responsible for the F.A.B. for October, 2005 to Oct 2006 & the “Dun” double sign of the respected and so called age after the dun Bear of California Has to see with the beautiful States Flag- this is to be remembered since it allowed big changes. It is a respected location and serves the country without a doubt. Many pictures can be reached so try to learn deeply.

  • Combat Outpost Shocker

    The Iraq Cop Shocker fights against the advanced Position Shocker- it is all about CP Shocker to be rapid. This is a base of the United States of the coalition and this ended the Construction in October, 2007. CP Shocker is in Zurbatiyah, Iraq. The Surprise CP is near the third Iraqi region of the Department Of Low use of the borders. The Military Border of the United States Personnel of the equipment of transition, the agents of the United States of the Patrol, the border, and a canine unit of the United States they are the residents of the base was constructed only seven kilometers of the border between Iran and Iraq. The part of the reason of this was that the army of the United States the intention of end with the Iranian interference in the efforts of the United States in the reconstruction in Iraq.

    The Force Quds of Iran was accused of technology that it provides, it arms and training the Iraqi rebels, declarations that the United States the general Petraeus has said that this is based on solid tests. Every day they try to spend the principal quantity of their time from being possible of the CP and the collaboration with our Iraqi colleagues.  This can include going to patrol, the achievement of the courses of education in a wide variety of matters, to be present in the meetings and social meetings mixtures of the information, and to speak privately with them to obtain thoughts and to expose them to the different manners of doing the things.

    Combat Outpost Shocker Areal view and hummers

    Combat machine at Combat Outpost Shocker

    barbed wire at Combat Outpost Shocker

    Art of military attribution at Combat Outpost Shocker
    Sunset at Combat Outpost Shocker

    In this game, civilians and military have been good hosts, very complaisant, and, in general I satisfy of meeting. They are very ingenious and skilful socially, but his systems and the environment in excess have been centralized, bureaucratic, corrupt, and forged with the distrust mutually as demonstrated of the Soviet influence and after the age Hussein. In a world where the general of two stars and it has to sign a document before the mechanic can obtain a new tire of his light truck, nothing moves with the rapidity.

  • Camp Victory

    At Iraq Camp Victory, it is known that some soldiers in tone of joke refer as the Campus of the Victory “, the war seems beyond that the distant explosions – in spite of the extensive base near International Airport of Baghdad it is the headquarters of the military men of USA in Iraq. This is to be noted! It is a sophisticated place where they serve needs at all times.

    In other parts of Iraq, many of 130.000 American soldiers live in Spartan conditions and the change of fire almost every day with the rebels. Hundreds of the infants of coast in the positions of them advanced along the border with Syria to happen weeks without rains or restriction of warm spectacle- But in the Victory of Field, a complex of the palaces of stone of candy in color, near the International Airport of Baghdad, heads the part of USA and commanders of the coalition now to enjoy a series of comforts and modern services.

    Areal View of Camp Victory

    Areal view with water at Camp Victory

    Soldiers Inside Camp Victory

    Building at Camp Victory

    Moreover, the troops of USA already the search of his areas in the beaches of replete parking where Saddam Hussein once a walk- The soldiers in a clear ball of volleyball blue waters down to play to the billiards- The manicure in which they are available in a lounge of beauty and the contractors of walk to the house with the cleanliness dry in the tow.

    The fancy swimming pool together with the palaces were actually fully inherited from the strong men of the Party Baath, yet, most comforts came directly from wine that was in  the special services that all the tracks of American modern military people brought. Better living conditions are a part of the efforts to preserve the soldiers that recently more time has happened together with his companions of troop that his wives or children. The efforts are estimated by some.

  • 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 in 5,500 feet of length of track.

    Taji’s complex Al-has also repaired slip and tanks. Complex industrial Taji has doubled in the size in 1985, and this even includes tools and forges that are absolutely capable of developing several artillery barrels in 1 year & the plants of maintenance including the returning to place of the armor for T 54, T 55 & even T of the 62 tanks that are in the extensive and magnificent Iraqi inventory. The complex also includes facilities of the full assembly of known and great T 72, also, sooner or later to construct armed bodies and tanks.

    When the Storm of the Desert took place, they did pair of Paving with tacks the F-111F equip based planes were ready. Moreover, corps led to development of new bombs GBU-28 Rapist to totally combat and attack all the fuel of the noses of Taji Al-AB’s orders, to the north of Baghdad. Also, it this was within the 3 tanks that were used by the known Saddam Hussein while the war took place.

    Tanks at Camp Taji

    Air force helicopter at Camp Taji

    Military experiments at Camp Taji

    Camp Taji fitness center

    They’ve even produced serious hurts, including thirteen destinations in the Field in a blow during 12 1998 air raids the Fox of the Desert. East area contains different weapon of the facilities of destruction in the mass, the Republican Guard units & workshops of principal repair of the Body of Iraqi armed Army.

    From Feb 1997, Al-Rashdiya Re-publishes Guard Al-Munawara and the Armored Division already had 1 of armored brigade totally opened in, whereas others were in Military Al-Taji I Stand out. It was and is totally assigned to the full protection of extensive Baghdad.

  • 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 and 150 civilians they died and many more were hurt when the bomb laser guided RAF who lost his aim exploited in an area constructed of Fallujah. Four bombs guided by laser were withdrawn in Fallujah’s Bridge. At least one throbbed in the center, whereas one or possibly two bombs remained short in the river. The fourth bomb turned aside towards the right and hit against a market in the city. It seemed they could not have informed of his guide’s system laser.

    Exchange at Camp Fallujah

    encouragement by manager at Camp Fallujah

    Soldiers living trailers at Camp Fallujah

    Main sing of Camp Fallujah

    Soldiers with flag at Camp Fallujah

    At the beginning of 244, the Roman armies met near Misiche’s city (current Faluya). The forces of Sapor triumphant, and the city happened to be calling Peroz-Shapur, “Victory [is] Sapor.” Sapor commemorated his victory with a sculpture and the trilingual inscription (in Naqsh-i-Rustam in current Iran) that was affirming that Gordiano III was murdered in the battle. Nevertheless Gordiano III died, it seems to be slightly probable that it has been the direct result of the battle of Misiche / Peroz-Sapor. Campaigns with the Persian of the emperor were promoted in the Roman Empire as a success. Apart from the loss of Hatra, they obtained the control on no territory additional as result of the war, and Sapor not to disturb the Roman interests in the high Mesopotamia for around 8 years.

    The development of Iraq like a modern, industrial company has met favored by a network of roads and railroads between the principal cities and the peripheral provinces. In 1914 Iraq there were only two principal ways, one of Baghdad across Al-Fallujah’s known desert, in the Euphrates and other one, which is in use for happening Turkey principally, of Mosul to Mardin.

  • 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 the military police was taken by the military men of USA in April, 2003, and changed his name to the Field Bucca, after Ronald Bucca, a soldier of 800 ª. Ronald was also the city of New York of the Firemen that they died in the terrorist assaults of September 11.

    After Abu Ghraib’s scandal, the abuse of the prisoners, great of the detenido was moved to the Field Bucca. The arrested they were lodged in the units of cement blocks by the ceilings of wood instead of the shops of campaign.  They organized and one administers his own classes in matters as the literacy and the religion. Also he competed in the matches of football. The cigarettes, the tea, and the opportunity to listen to the programs of radio and television were used as incentives for her well conduct.

    Camp Bucca areal view and gate

    Flags at Camp Bucca

    Leisure activities at Camp Bucca

    Insane rocket launcher at Camp Bucca

    The installation has a hospital of USA Army of direction to serve the arrested. The integral attention of health offers on a base that the majority of the Americans do not have the access also.  Truth is that if you decide to survive a life of violence, then to resign all the rights. Maybe, if a politics in this level had been adopted then maybe rebels he would have thought two times before the commission of the crimes that were stopped for. Breaking the law this would put them in a prison in that that they would not allow him the God’s adoration, then maybe this leaves of the violence he might have been an arrested

  • 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 place is ready to meet many needs without exceptions. Keep reading to learn more about this high-tech camp.

      In 2006, one documentary there was liberated that followed to soldiers of 82 Airborn. They were placed in the Field dreamland, which is where the documentary took his Dreamland of Occupation of name. From the September / October, 2004, the Apache the Company of the 2nd Battalion of Light Armed Recognition was placed in the Field dreamland.

    The soldiers in the Field Baharia have the access to the shop of that it provides with them with the articles of clothes, electronic devices, drinks, diverse articles for hygienic needs, and other necessary basic things. Many important needs are met with hard work.

    camp baharia

    Practice at camp baharia

    Soldiers at camp baharia with sniper rifles

    Camp Baharia - soldiers shows of the speed while running

    Iraq and the Camp Baharia can change it all around. It is like a spot with 2a Company of Equipment of Swift Security of Antiterrorism, the Battalion of Security force of Marina’s Infantry, prepares to ignite his M14 DMR the sniper’s rifle during an exercise of zero of sight of battle here on April 21.

    Did the members of unit practice the adjustment of the weapons?  Truth is a lot is to be learned. Do the monuments and the gunfire plunder on board of 1r Battalion, the 6th Maritime Regiment? Range of s here to support the skills providing safety for convoy there. When hard times come along, this is another place to serve the country. It is located in a strategic manner and personnel are highly trained.

  • 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 occupies a specific site of twenty kilometers and it is even fully protected by a perimeter of 20 kilometers. According to sources, it is like full of air powered in Gulf War, and many sophisticated and fully hardened aircrafts shelters are out there. At each end of the main channel are many magnificent, hard-aircraft spots are structured with many Yugoslavia contractors, this happened some time way before 1985.

    The installation is the point that sends fighters from the Air Force F-16, air force helicopters and body systems intimidating air of military intelligence of the army. The air base in question is in a very strategic location for Air Force missions in support of combat operations in Baghdad. F-16 is pretty close to Baghdad by the time they put their art is up in the combat zone. If the fighter pilots down mortar fire the shots quickly rebels bomb as soon as a few kilometers from the canal. Iraq also square kilometers to 227,000 excess in about 15 minutes, refueled by tankers in the air and driven by a motor can be aligned in any place that produces 24,000 pounds of ground shaking of the push.

    c17 lands lands smoothly at Joint Base Balad

    hummer at Joint Base Balad

    F15 planes at Joint Base Balad

    Soldier repair plane at Joint Base Balad
    Plane at Joint Base Balad showing off

    Although the pilots back to you bleat that do not shoot a single bullet or missile which is often crucial to the missions as soon as the roar of jet engines. The deafening sound and the threat is often enough to disperse the rebels and to reassure soldiers that there is help. In addition, pilots of experts have been able to spot IED on Earth before they detonate, and to warn the soldiers below the location of the explosives.

  • 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 under full control of Directorate General Security that is the DGS and also known as Amn al-Amm!

    Moreover, more than 4000 prisoners have been executed there at the Iraq Abu Ghraib facility and or Prison back in 1984. In addition, like 122 prisoners have been executed at the Iraq Abu Ghraib prison back somehow recently in Feb 2000 more have been executed later, too.

    This facility actually occupies like 270 acres over four kilometers of great security perimeters & twenty four guard towers. This prison is actually composed of different 5 distinct compounds each and even surrounded by specific guard towers & very high walls. This was constructed by British contractors back in 1960; the Abu Ghraib is like a great and virtual city within another city. In addition, there is a political section and it was once divided to differentiate a closed and an open wing. When it comes to the closed one is houses just Shi’ites. While the open one held’s all the other types of both, real or even suspected activists.

    Tank at Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib

    Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib celebration

    Aral View of FOB Abu Ghraib

    Concert at Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib

    Later, in 2001 the Iraq Ghraib prison, more specific at west Baghdad, have actually held more than 15,100 individuals, and many were even subject to extreme torture. Many Shi’a Kurds & some other type of citizens with an Iranian origin, had totally disappeared in 1980 while the Iran and Iraq terrible war took place, they were reportedly being accommodated without communication at this prison. These people have actually been detained and the conditions were hash!