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At the height of the occupation the US had 170,000 personnel in uniform stationed in 505 bases throughout all provinces of Iraq. Another 135,000 private military contractors were also working in Iraq. [1] [2] Due to International military intervention against ISIL, personnel have returned to old bases and new bases created.
Victory Base Complex (VBC) was a cluster of U.S. military installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The primary component of the VBC was Camp Victory, the location of the Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and later as the headquarters for the United States Forces - Iraq.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
United States Air Force United States Army United States Navy: Site history; Built: 2003 Expansions 2004, 2005, 2007, 2007–2008: Built by: U.S. Army Engineers, U.S. Air Force Prime BEEF teams Kellogg Brown and Root United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Navy Seabees: In use: 2003–2009: Battles/wars: Iraq War
World War I recruitment poster for the 472nd Engineers (1918–1919), a regiment of the United States Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers topographic engineer making a map during World War I. "The Army Map Service had its inception in a warehouse located at Ft. McNair (formerly the Army War College), where space was set aside ...
The Sustainer Theater at Joint Base Balad where US movies were played. Living quarters for NCOs, SNCOs and officers in the H-6 housing compound on JBB, referred to as "pods", circa Jan 2009 The base was captured by U.S. forces in early April 2003, renaming it Camp Anaconda and later Joint Base Balad (JBB). [ 3 ]
The Engineer Topographic Battalion's wartime mission was the development of accurate 4-color topographic maps created through timely survey work, drafting, printing, and distribution of military maps as required by the Allied Armed Forces of the United States. The Battalion was first formed in December 1943 and deactivated in December 1946.
Iraq became one of the top purchasers of US military equipment with their army trading its AK‑47 assault rifles for the US M‑16 and M‑4 rifles, among other equipment. [275] In 2008 alone, Iraq accounted for more than $12.5 billion of the $34 billion US weapon sales to foreign countries (not including the potential F-16 fighter planes.).