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  • 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.

  • 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 fighter wing concentrates on maintenance of commissioned airplanes, air support and provides training exercises. The base was established in 1952 and offers wide range of US Air Force airplanes.

    The best feature of the base is its air mobility and combat squadrons. They support all cargo, air force and passenger operations in the region. The base also commands and offers maintenance to all airplanes of US Air force. It also supports other bases in other cities of Germany. After the closure of Rhein-Main Air Base in 2005, all airplanes and facilities were transferred to Spangdahlem and Ramstein Air Base. The base has a dedicated squadron capable of performing maintenance of airplanes of all sizes including C-17 Globemaster III used for cargo operations.

    Main gate of Spangdahlem Air Base

    Washing plane at Spangdahlem Air Base

    Soldiers practice at Spangdahlem Air Base

    C-17 planes at Spangdahlem Air Base

    Areal view of spangdahlem air base

    The base is offering its service for more than 50 years and has been upgraded few number of times. There were different wings that stayed on the base such as 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 36th and 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, and 52nd Fighter Wing that is still stationed today. The current wing also trained with other countries such as Poland in 1997 with Poland Air Force.

    After the departure of NATO supply line named as Bitburg Air Force, the 53rd Fighter Squadron became permanent to Spangdahlem Air base. Several fighter airplanes were transferred to the base and were put to operation instantly. Later most of old squadrons were deactivated and a new air squadron was formed as 480th Fighter Squadron on the base.

  • 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!

  • 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 Bird and it keeps constant communication with other bases in Germany. The base offers few basic facilities such as sport and fitness, health and more. The base is located on a small area with some facilities outside the premises of the base. The US troops does not stay on the base, instead the base have a separate place for troops to stay.

    In World War II the city was destroyed in bombing of allied forces and it was rebuilt after the war. During the Cold War the city became the command center of United States military along some European countries, which is commonly known as EUCOM and it still have its headquarters in Stuttgart. The US forces surrounded the city and stayed there during the war, which gave some protection to the city. Later most of US forces left the city but formed a small base.

    USAG Stuttgart celebrating 4th July

    Parade of soldiers at USAG Stuttgart

    Soldiers marching at USAG Stuttgart

    hard studies at USAG Stuttgart

    The USAG base in the city also has a small helicopter base at the southern part of Stuttgart Airport, which is usually used by high profile personnel. The helicopter base on the airport is maintained by US Army with air police of Germany having their own helicopters.

    The base comprise of personnel from US Army, Navy, Marines and all major defense organizations. The staff on the base also comprise of local nationals. The base also provides support to US force installations such as Kelley Barracks, Panzer Kaserne and more. The base works along local authorities to perform operations and provide support to other US installations in the country.

  • 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, and 72 embassies in Europe, Africa and Middle East. From today, we are proud to have supported more than 9.500 families, 2.433 of these families came from the Operation Liberty (OEF-Afghanistan) or the Operation New Dawn (before OIF). Also we are proud to say that they have helped to 27 countries of the coalition in the time of his families of the need.

    Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Facts

    • Website: Visit LRMC Website ›
    • Location: Near Landstuhl, Germany
    • Phone: 011-49-8821-750-1110
    • Latitude: 47.492343
    • Longitude: 11.086231
    • DSN: 314-440-1110

    Eligibility and Cost

    All the services can be activated by military pensioners, family of military men, the civilians of the Department of Defense and members of the forces of the coalition who live at least through 50 kilometers of distance of the hospital are eligible. In order to serve to our families in crisis, we cannot do reservations. The references can be done with a week of anticipation. The confirmation is given normally one day before the arrival. There is no post to remain in Fisher’s House and the demand of the rooms is high, because of this, the families must make a plan of safety copy and be fully prepared.

    Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

    Areal View of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

    Main entrance of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

    Surgeon in action at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

    Regional Landstuhl Medical Center LMRC is the biggest hospital of America out of the United States, and the only hospital of the third level of America in Europe. It is a question of a fully accredited establishment of health that it gives services to approximately 100.000 beneficiaries of primary care and 245.000 beneficiaries total in the European Control. CMLP has treated more than 58.000 military men and civilians, that there include the Department of Defense civilians, contractors and members of the military coalition of 44 countries.

  • 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. The base hosts US Army and Air Force soldiers and offers all the basic facilities of a city. It offers schools, grocery stores, recreational parks and activity areas, food places, dental, health care, sports and more. The base even has its own Burger King, Anthony’s Pizza and more. The best thing about the base is that its features are open to all everyone authorized to enter the base.

    Patrick Henry Village Facts

    • Website: No known website for Patrick Henry Village
    • Location: City of Heidelberg, Germany
    • Latitude: 49.378
    • Longitude: 8.629
    • DSN: N/A

    ThePatrickHenryVillageoffers both apartments and houses depending upon the rank of military personnel. The base has its own elementary school named asPatrickHenryElementary School. The curriculum ofPatrickHenryElementary Schoolis monitored by local authorities to ensure the quality of education delivered to the children ofUSforces families. The school administration pays close attention to the environment of school premises in order to keep standard of education at its highest level. There are also new plans to be introduced in coming years.

    Soldiers at Patrick Henry Village

    Helicopter lands at Patrick Henry Village

    Areal View of Patrick Henry Village

    Full areal view of Patrick Henry Village

    The base also has a military hospital but it stands outside ofPatrickHenryVillage, located in the southern region ofHeidelberg. The hospital is located near another US Army installation named asMarkTwainVillage. The hospital is near to headquarters of Europe Regional Medical Command and it is also home to US Army Heidelberg Medical Activity. The hospital is a restricted area and it is secured with high level of security; a good feature of the hospital is that it is located near another US forces installation offering services to Mark Twain Village as well.

  • 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, Italy, Britainand more. The base was established in 1951 and has been active since then. The base is commissioned with one of the largest wings of US Air Force, the 86th Airlift Wing. The wing comprises of good range of fighter jet planes and the wing was previously deployed inSpain and other countries.

    Ramstein Air Base Facts

    The primary mission of the base is to provide support and perform maintenance of aircrafts such as Lockheed Martin C-13J, Learjet 35, Boeing C-40 Clipper and more. These planes are widely used in Africaand Europeand they are maintained by the 86th Airlift Wing on the base. The wing operates under the command of Brigadier General Mark C. Dolins. The base is also installed with other wings as 521st Air Mobility Operations Wings and 435th Air Base Wing with different commanding officers.

    The staff on the base comprise of both civilians and military personnel. The base also has someUScontractors assigned to work for some time. The base also received large expansions making it one of the largest installations outside the country. Surprisingly the base also became home to US National Soccer Team during World Cup 2006.

    Areal view of Ramstein Air Base

    Plane at Ramstein Air Base

    Aral view of Ramstein Air Base in night

    Overview of Ramstein Air Base

    The base was originally built by French engineers with the help of Germans contractors. The construction team also comprise of workers from other countries. The project started in 1949 and it was completed in 1952, the base was completed by French and US Army engineers. During the construction of the project, another base was being built in the south of Ramstein base, which was named as Landstuhl Air Base. Today the area is one of the largest places having large number of Europeans working at one place.

  • 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 the Royal Air Force, United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force during the operation Southern Watch and Operation Telic/Operation Iraqi Freedom. After the operation, the airbase was returned under the control of the Government of Kuwait.

    Ali Al Salem Air Base Facts

    • Website: No known website for Ali Al Salem Air Base
    • Location: Kuwait
    • Latitude: 29.346667
    • Longitude: 47.520556
    • DSN: N/A

    After fifteen years of liberation, there are still visible remnants of the damaged to Ali Al Salem of the Iraqi invasion. Despite of the efforts of the Kuwaiti staff officers and personnel while the General in command of the base remained to organize the supplies from Saudi Arabia and fight up to his last breath and it was overran by the Iraq military at the end of the day.

    Ali Al Salem Air Base Areal view

    barracks at Ali Al Salem Air Base

    plane at Ali Al Salem Air Base

    Sign of Ali Al Salem Air Base

    The French, who was under contract with the Kuwait Government, constructed an impenetrable aircraft shelters but when the Iraqi military took over the place, they put the Iraqi aircraft in the shelter and moved the Kuwait aircraft out of the bunker.  But it turned out to be false when the US and its joined forces during the Desert Storm wiped out the Kuwaiti bunkers by their GBU bombs. Until now, the Kuwait government is still having legal battles against the Government of France.

    As of today, Ali Al Salem Airbase is home to different military units aside from the Kuwait Air Force. The airport is located in an elevated land that is 472 above sea level with two concrete/asphalt runways with a length of 2,989 meters and 45 meters width and the other runways measures 2,989 meters by 40 meters.

  • 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 a non flying wing whose mission is to give support to the installed space and air forces of the USAF and other foreign armed forces to Andersen and support to the personnel and their families assigned to the installation area.

    Andersen Air Force Base Facts

    Andersen Air Force Base also houses the 734th Air Mobility Support Squadron and the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Twenty which is a US Navy flying squadron. Because of the unlimited air space and close to the bombing ranges in the area Andersen Air Force Base established the site for training the air personnel of the installed bombers. The air base then started as the home for regular deployments of the B2 bombers in the maintenance of the presence of the bombers in the theater.

    Andersen Air Force Base Areal View

    Andersen AFB areal view

    Andersen Air Force Base - Plane B2

    Andersen Air Force Base - Many B52 planes together

    The Andersen is one of the few selected places in the world where the Space Shuttle of NASA is allowed to land.  The USAF B-2 Spirit a bomber aircraft crashed in Andersen air base and considered the highest priced military aircraft in the world but luckily the two pilots were safely thrown out of the aircraft. The incident was repeated on July 21, 2008 when the US B-52 Stratofortress smashed into the sea while undergoing a training mission. From then on, the B-2s and the B-52 take turns in providing bomber presence in the base.

    The Department of Defense settled the allegations regarding the environmental violations at the base on March 2009. These include illegal trapping of coconut crabs, sale of trophy deer, poaching, stripping vegetation and paving beaches.

  • 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 servicemen from Poland, Australia, United Kingdom and Romania. The army installation was built and funded by the Kuwait Government.

    Camp Arifjan Facts

    Camp Arifjan is a United Station military unit that is used as a logistic base, acts as support for the helicopters on ground, motor pool for the entire base owned vehicles, the Kuwait Naval Base and the Aviation Classification and Repair Activity Depot. The base mission is to replace the temporary facilities which includes the around six permanent barracks, temporary shelters which used to known as the Pre-Fabricated Concrete Buildings, constructions of three base Post Exchange, three large dining facilities and the construction of the additional roads in the entire camp.

    Sign of Camp Arifjan

    Areal view of Camp Arifjan

    Barracks at Camp Arifjan base

    Camp Arifjan

    The base is open for local and third world country vendors in setting up small base shops.  It also allows setting up of large permanent vendors such as Arab style bazaars during Sundays. The base also has many fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, Subways, Burger King, KFC, Hawaiian Ice, Panda oriental, Hole N one Doughnuts, Baskin Robbins and Dining Facilities.

    Camp Arifjan has 9,000 employees and foreigners based inside the camp which is staffed by the majority of the contractors of the United States Army. The Kuwait of Government has divided the construction of the facility into four packages which they awarded the three contracts to Ron Rhodes.  The facilities are Zone 1 which deals with administrative and quality of life; zone 2 for industrial areas such as warehouse maintenance and storage facility; zone 3 storage for ammunitions and zone 4 facility for the construction of infrastructure.

  • 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 of the Japan Ground Self Defense Group and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

    Camp Zama Facts

    • Website: Visit Camp Zama Website ›
    • Location: In and around the city of Zama, Japan
    • Phone: 011-81-46-407-8500
    • Latitude: 35.488611
    • Longitude: 139.407778
    • DSN: 315-263-8500

    Camp Zama is within the perimeter of Zama City while the two housing facilities, Sagamihara Family Housing Area and the Sagami Depot are situated near the city. What used to be a rural area is now an urban area with the development of new housing and shopping centers which cause population increase and traffic congestion. A trip from Tokyo and other US Army military units to Camp Zama will be met with heavy traffic congestion depending on the time of travel and the most sought after mode of transportation is the local public train transportation which is reliable and runs regularly to the city and neighboring areas.

    Walkabout at Camp Zama

    Main sign of Camp Zama

    Entrance gate at Camp Zama

    Well known dinning facility of Camp Zama

    Camp Zama used to be the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and Route 51, the road leading to Camp Zama was built so that the Emperor of Japan can travel to the camp to review the graduating class of the academy. It also serves as safe haven for the Emperor and until now it serves as the US Army Garrison Japan. The only remaining structure left by the war was the theater workshop which is used by the Imperial Japanese Army for various ceremonies.

    During the March 2011, the unforeseen crisis of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the Camp Zama personnel assisted the Operation Tomodachi wherein the 300 families of the American personnel voluntarily left the base for relocation outside Japan.

  • 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.

    Camp Bondsteel Facts

    • Website: No known website for Camp Bondsteel.
    • Location: Kosovo
    • Phone: 00-49-621-730-781-4000
    • Latitude: 42.366667
    • Longitude: 21.25
    • DSN: N/A

    Camp Bondsteel was built in 955 acres of land by the 94th Engineer Construction Battalion and Kellog, Brown and Root (KBR) under the supervision of the Army Corps of Engineers. KBR serves as the major contractor for all the operation inside the base. The base was built by flattening two hills and formed a valley where the base now lies. The structures inside the camp are made mainly from wooden materials, semi permanent shelters within a 2.5 meter high earthen barricade. Fifty two helipads were built inside the installation on August 1999.

    Areal view of Camp Bondsteel

    Tower at Camp Bondsteel

    Full areal view at Camp Bondsteel

    Tanks at Camp Bondsteel

    Camp Bondsteel boasts itself for being the largest base in south eastern part of Europe with complete facilities the residents will require without having to go out of the base. The base is run by both military and civilian personnel who are living mostly inside the base. The base has the largest Post Exchange (PX) in south east of Europe which provide the residents all the necessities from the smallest household items, food to computers, and small furniture which is housed in a two story building.

    The base has the best hospital in the entire Kosovo, a gym, a movie, fire station, chapel, military police station, two recreational building complete with all the amenities such as phone, internet connections, video games, and an education center which is called the Laura Bush and all kinds of amenities that a certain area needs. All of these were built to ensure that life of the military men and all those working in the base will lead a normal one.