List of United States Army installations in Iraq
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The US Armed Forces has many military bases in Iraq
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Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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- al-Faw PalaceAl-Faw PalaceThe Al Faw Palace is located in Baghdad approximately 5 kilometers from the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq...
, part of the Victory Base ComplexVictory Base ComplexVictory Base Complex or VBC, as it is most commonly called, is a cluster of U.S. military installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport...
, headquarters of the United States Forces - Iraq in BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... - Camp AdderAli Air BaseAli Air Base is a military airbase located near Nasiriyah, Iraq. It is also known as Tallil Air Base. At present, the base is being used by United States Armed Forces. It is called Camp Adder by the U.S. Army; the name "Ali Air Base" is used chiefly by the U.S...
, also known as Ali Air Base and Tallil Air Base, located in NasiriyahNasiriyahNasiriyah is a city in Iraq. It is on the Euphrates about 225 miles southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. It is the capital of the province of Dhi Qar... - Camp AshrafCamp AshrafCamp Ashraf or Ashraf City is situated northeast of the Iraqi town of Khalis, about 120 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 kilometers north of Baghdad, and is the seat of the People's Mujahedin of Iran in Iraq...
, located near Khalis - Camp Banzai, located in Kadhimiya, formerly Camp Justice
- Camp BuccaCamp BuccaCamp Bucca was a detention facility maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. As of June 2011, a group of entrepreneurial Iraqis and Americans are re-building Camp Bucca as Basra Gateway, a logistics city and environmentally-friendly industrial hub to lead the new...
, located near Umm QasrUmm QasrUmm Qasr , is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf. It is separated from the border of Kuwait by a small inlet... - Camp CropperCamp CropperCamp Cropper is a holding facility for security detainees operated by the United States Army near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The facility was initially operated as a high-value detention site , but has since been expanded increasing its capacity from 163 to 2,000 detainees...
, part of the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad - Camp DreamlandDreamland (Fallujah, Iraq)Once a Baathist resort in Iraq, Camp Baharia was the smaller of two major U.S. bases maintained just outside Fallujah. The facility, specifically named after the Marine Corps, uses an Arabic word for the Marine Corps, 'mushaat al-baharia,' which translates into 'walkers of the navy' or naval infantry...
, located in FallujahFallujahFallujah is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jewish academies for many centuries....
, formally known as Camp Baharia - Camp Fallujah, located in Fallujah
- Camp LibertyCamp LibertyCamp Liberty is a large coalition military installation located northeast of the Baghdad International Airport and is part of the U.S. military's Victory Base Complex . It was formerly known as Camp Victory North and renamed in mid-September 2004, as part of an effort to give U.S...
, part of the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad - Camp NamaCamp NamaCamp Nama is a military base in Baghdad, Iraq, originally built by the government of Saddam Hussein, from which its name derives, and now used by U.S. military forces. Purportedly, the original Iraqi name has been repurposed by U.S. personnel involved with the facility as an acronym standing for...
, located in Baghdad, operations moved to LSA Anaconda - Camp RustamiyahCamp RustamiyahCamp Rustamiyah is a forward operating base located six miles southeast of Sadr City, Iraq.-History:Camp Rustamiyah was captured by the United States during the Iraq War...
, located in Baghdad, formerly Camp Cuervo - Camp SlayerCamp SlayerCamp Slayer is part of the Victory Base Complex outside of Baghdad. On the southeastern corner of the Baghdad International Airport, it is part of the former Al Radwaniyah Presidential Complex and contains several man-made lakes, a man-made hill, the Ba'ath Party House, the Victory Over Iran and...
, part of the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad - Camp StrikerCamp StrikerCamp Striker is one of several logistical and life support bases on Victory Base Complex, Iraq .Amenities on Camp Striker include a Burger King, Pizza Hut and Green Beans Coffee cafe, as well as an AAFES PX and several third-party markets. The Dining Facility is purported to be the second largest...
, part of the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad - Camp TajiCamp TajiCamp Taji is a military installation, also known as Camp Cooke used by coalition forces near Taji or Al Taji , Iraq. The camp is located in a rural region approximately north of the city of Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate.-History:...
, located near Taji, IraqTaji, IraqTaji, At Taji or Tajidiyah is a town approximately 20 miles north of the city of Baghdad, and is located in the Al-Faris district of the Salah ad Din Governorate. Taji is the location of a large U.S.-controlled military base.-History:... - Camp VictoryCamp VictoryCamp Victory is the primary component of the Victory Base Complex which occupies the area surrounding the Baghdad International Airport . The Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq , is located on Camp Victory...
, primary component of the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad - COP Shocker, located in ZurbatiyahZurbatiyahZurbatiyah is a city located in Wāsiţ, Iraq and is a busy port of entry from Iran.The Zurbatiyah port of entry, east of Baghdad, is one of Iraq's busiest crossing points. Hundreds of Iranians, mainly pilgrims heading for the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, cross the border on foot each...
- COB SpeicherCOB SpeicherCOB Speicher formerly FOB Speicher is a US Army Contingency Operating Base captured from the Iraqi Army during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. It was reassigned from a Forward Operating Base to a COB because of its large size...
, located near Tikrit, Iraq - FOB Abu Ghraib, located outside Baghdad
- FOB CaldwellFOB Caldwell- Origin :Forward Operating Base Caldwell was named for United States Army Specialist Nathaniel A. Caldwell of Omaha, Nebraska who was killed in action on May 21, 2003 while responding to a civilian call when his vehicle rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq...
, located near Kir Kush - FOB CarpenterFOB CarpenterForward Operating Base Carpenter, near Salman Pak, Iraq, honored Specialist Four Thomas Carpenter, Jr., U.S. Army, who was killed in a sapper attack on his base at Kontum, Vietnam, on January 10, 1968. His name is engraved on Panel 34E, Row 15 of the Vietnam War Memorial...
, located near Salman PakSalman PakSalman Pak is a city approximately 15 miles south of Baghdad near a peninsula formed by a broad eastward bend of the Tigris River. It is named after Salman the Persian, a companion of Muhammad who is buried there.... - FOB Echo, located in ad-Diwaniyah
- FOB FalconForward Operating Base FalconForward Operating Base Falcon, referred to by some media sources as Camp Falcon, is a United States military forward operating base in Iraq a short distance outside of Baghdad, some south of the Green Zone. For a time it was designated as "Camp Ferrin-Huggins"...
, located near Baghdad - FOB Grizzly, located near Al KhalisAl KhalisAl Khalis, Khalis or Al Khales is a village roughly 15 kilometers North of Baqubah in one of the six districts of the Diyala Governorate. It is a Shia enclave village that is surrounded by Sunni towns and villages....
, formerly FOB Spartan, FOB Red Lion, and FOB Barbarian - FOB Hammer, located in Besmaya, formerly known as FOB Shakoosh,
- FOB IskandariyahFOB IskandariyahForward Operating Base Iskandariyah , or FOB Iskandariyah, was a United States military forward operating base located on the grounds of the Musayyib Power Plant and the banks of the Euphrates River, north of the town of Musayyib, Babil Governorate, Iraq from 2003 to 2009.-Establishment:Forward...
, located on the grounds of the MusayyibMusayyibMusayyib is a city in the Babil Province, Iraq. As of 2003, its population is 279,939. Musayyib sits on both the east and west banks of the Euphrates River, which splits into the Hindiya and Hilla branches just south of the city. Musayyib's municipal government has heavy representation from the...
Power Plant - FOB KalsuFOB KalsuForward Operating Base Kalsu, also known as FOB Kalsu or simply Camp Kalsu, is a U.S. Military installation in Iskandariya, Iraq, 20 miles south of Baghdad.-Founding of FOB Kalsu:...
, located in IskandariyaIskandariyaIskandariya is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East named after Alexander the Great... - FOB Loyalty, located in Baghdad
- FOB Marez, located in MosulMosulMosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
- FOB MacKenzieFOB MacKenzieFOB MacKenzie formerly FOB Pacesetter is a US Army Forward Operating Base that is located in Northern Iraq approximately 96 kilometers North of Baghdad, and about 12 kilometers Northeaast of the Tigris River. The airbase is served by a single long runway...
, located in SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
, formerly FOB Pacesetter - FOB Prosperity, located at as-Salam in Baghdad
- FOB Q-WestFOB Q-WestForward Operations Base Al-Qayyarah West is a US Military base in Iraq that is south of Mosul, west of Kirkuk, and north of Tikrit....
, located just outside MosulMosulMosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial... - FOB SykesFOB SykesFOB Sykes is a US Army Forward Operating Base in Iraq located approximately five miles south of the Iraqi city of Tall'Afar and 40 miles east of the Iraq-Syria border....
, located near Tall'Afar - Logistics Base Seitz, part of the Victory Base Complex near Baghdad
- Victory Base ComplexVictory Base ComplexVictory Base Complex or VBC, as it is most commonly called, is a cluster of U.S. military installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport...
(VBC), a cluster of U.S. militaryUnited States military in IraqThe United States military has played a major role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent Iraq War. Its missions and activities there have brought a range of new challenges, and various impacts on military personnel, equipment and procedures...
installations surrounding the Baghdad International AirportBaghdad International AirportBaghdad International Airport, originally Saddam International Airport, , BIAP is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate...
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