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Below is an article abut my latest location. It is quite an interesting place. It is a Marine base which is unusual since the Marines are not used to staying in one place long. Red Horse is building up the infrastructure here since it is one of the enduring bases for the US. The base sits in a wadi which is a wet place with reeds and palm trees. Abraham's Well is a place of great peace in the midst of warfighters. I am going to lead a quite tour to the place for the folk who are deployed here. I will post some pictures in my next blog. This time I am at our TOC using the computer and the pics are in my room at our living area. GOD bless you and keep you in peace!
DAVE
Al Asad Airbase is the largest US military base in the largely Sunni western Iraq (Al Anbar Province). It is currently home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Other major tenants include the Regimental Combat Team 7, 67th Area Support Group, and the 593rd Corps Support Group. It was formerly an Iraqi Air Force Air Base.
The base was initially secured by the Australian SAS and was turned over to the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment in May of 2003. 3d ACR was relieved by the Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in March of 2004. Al Asad has become the largest Coalition base in western Iraq and the equivalent of Baghdad's Green Zone out west.
Al Asad is a major convoy hub hosting hundreds of fuel and supply trucks every day. Huge shipments of fuel are commonly run along the dangerous routes coming out of Jordan and despite insurgent attempts a majority of these convoys arrive at their destinations untouched.
Unlike most bases in Iraq, Al Asad offers amenities including a recently opened indoor swimming pool, Post exchange, Burger King, Pizza Hut, a Subway restaurant and a Green Beans Coffee Shop. The base theater is undergoing renovation and is expected to open soon; meanwhile its lobby is the home to the Subway and Green Beans retail locations. The base is a common destination for celebrities and politicians visiting American troops in Iraq much like Camp Anaconda. While the towns and routes near Al Asad are as dangerous as anywhere else in Iraq, the base itself is rarely attacked due to its secluded location.
The oasis located on the base is known as "Abraham's Well", and is purported to have been a stopping during the journey of Abraham recounted in the biblical book of Genesis.
Below is an article abut my latest location. It is quite an interesting place. It is a Marine base which is unusual since the Marines are not used to staying in one place long. Red Horse is building up the infrastructure here since it is one of the enduring bases for the US. The base sits in a wadi which is a wet place with reeds and palm trees. Abraham's Well is a place of great peace in the midst of warfighters. I am going to lead a quite tour to the place for the folk who are deployed here. I will post some pictures in my next blog. This time I am at our TOC using the computer and the pics are in my room at our living area. GOD bless you and keep you in peace!
DAVE
Al Asad Airbase is the largest US military base in the largely Sunni western Iraq (Al Anbar Province). It is currently home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Other major tenants include the Regimental Combat Team 7, 67th Area Support Group, and the 593rd Corps Support Group. It was formerly an Iraqi Air Force Air Base.
The base was initially secured by the Australian SAS and was turned over to the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment in May of 2003. 3d ACR was relieved by the Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in March of 2004. Al Asad has become the largest Coalition base in western Iraq and the equivalent of Baghdad's Green Zone out west.
Al Asad is a major convoy hub hosting hundreds of fuel and supply trucks every day. Huge shipments of fuel are commonly run along the dangerous routes coming out of Jordan and despite insurgent attempts a majority of these convoys arrive at their destinations untouched.
Unlike most bases in Iraq, Al Asad offers amenities including a recently opened indoor swimming pool, Post exchange, Burger King, Pizza Hut, a Subway restaurant and a Green Beans Coffee Shop. The base theater is undergoing renovation and is expected to open soon; meanwhile its lobby is the home to the Subway and Green Beans retail locations. The base is a common destination for celebrities and politicians visiting American troops in Iraq much like Camp Anaconda. While the towns and routes near Al Asad are as dangerous as anywhere else in Iraq, the base itself is rarely attacked due to its secluded location.
The oasis located on the base is known as "Abraham's Well", and is purported to have been a stopping during the journey of Abraham recounted in the biblical book of Genesis.
posted by David Fulton at 5:16 PM
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