KBR 4.5" DEPLOYMENT SSI: Imam Ali Tallil Air Base ORTL Camp Adder Nasiriyah IRAQ

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KBR 4.5" DEPLOYMENT SSI: Imam Ali Tallil Air Base ORTL Camp Adder Nasiriyah IRAQ
This is a very special Original (not cheap import copy) ELITE PROFESSIONAL GULF WAR TROPHY OIF TROPHY: KBR 4.5" DEPLOYMENT SSI: Imam Ali Tallil Air Base ORTL Camp Adder Nasiriyah IRAQ. Please note that there are color variations due to different settings on different PCs and different Monitors. The color shown on your screen is most likely not the true color.
Al-Taji airfield, located in the volatile area nicknamed the Sunni Triangle, was originally an Iraqi Republican Guard base during the Saddam era. It was once a center for the manufacture of chemical weapons.[1] UNSCOM found at Taji 6,000 empty canisters designed to be filled with chemical weapons for use in 122mm rockets. According to the Gulf War Airpower Survey, there was a Sector Operations Center located at Al Taji. The airbase is served by a 1,700 m (5,600 ft) runway.[2] Taji was also the largest tank maintenance facility in Iraq. Taji was heavily bombed during Operation Desert Fox in which 13 different targets in the Camp were hit during the December 1998 air strikes.[2] The base came under American control following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Camp Taji is now known as one of many United States camps that also house members of the new Iraqi Army and the Iraqi National Guard. It is also being used to train the newly established Iraqi Air Force. Camp Taji is broken up between two Camps that are joined by a joint Iraqi/US gate. The Iraqi side, called Camp Bennet, is where the Iraqi troops, as well as the Transition Teams live. There is great controversy over the fact that the camp is divided, between "US and them". Much has been written on the subject, but with a simple look at the two camps one can see that there is a great difference in the quality of life on the two sides of the camp. The base is used by the Military intervention against ISIL under Task Force Taji (TFT) and is home to multiple units which train Iraqi military personnel.. Camp Taji was served at any one time by up to 2500 civilian defense contractors in addition to its military personnel. The Basic Life Support Contract (Food, Laundry, Water) was supplied by KBR. The Maintenance and Base Support Contract (Roads and Grounds, Building Maintenance, Construction Services) was held by RMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. A significant service was provided by over 430 Iraqi translators who were working with companies such as TITAN, L3 and GLS. A large number of local interpreters were killed in action, as well as murdered during the Iraqi insurgency. Since 2013, the Base Life Support services have been held by SOS International LLC providing services to Foreign Military Sales customers, who in turn support Iraq Army equipment and training as well as US Military and Coalition Forces.
KBR's firefighters are trained to address all types of emergencies such as aircraft recovery, crash fire rescue, structural fires, support for hot refueling, and are highly specialized to handle hazardous materials. In just the past year, these 270 men and women have faced a wide variety of emergency situations from fighting large fires, handling aircraft incidents, and even supporting a Navy Seal mission.
. After the start of the Iraq War in 2003, Talil, now known as Ali Air Base, was used by the U.S. Air Force 332d Air Expeditionary Wing before they moved to Balad Air Base in January 2004. The 407th Air Expeditionary Group, operating C-130 Hercules cargo airplanes, then utilized the base and trained more than 100 Iraqi Airmen on how to maintain and fly the C-130 type until February 2006. These trainees were then designated the Iraqi Air Force 23rd Squadron and relocated to Kirkuk Air Base. Units from various Coalition groups have used designated sections of Ali Air Base during the course of the occupation. Camp Terendak was used by Australian troops until the Australian Battlegroup withdrawal on June 1, 2008. Romanian troops used Camp Dracula until the Romanian Army withdrew in the summer of 2009. Camp Dracula was then used as the "Regional Center of Excellence for Civil Capacity". Ali Air Base was thereafter used primarily by U.S. forces, including elements of the U.S. Army, Air Force, the Navy, and the Marine Corps. Camp Adder, used by the Army, was also the home to three Provincial Reconstruction Teams for the provinces of Dhi Qar, Muthanna, and Maysan. The Dhi Qar team was led by Italian personnel, while the Muthanna and Maysan teams were headed by U.S. State Department officers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region District managed these and most other construction projects, from start to finish, for the PRT Iraq wide. The base was fully vacated of all US Forces on 16 December 2011. The 20th Engineer Brigade, serving as the COB Adder Major Cell and Theatre Engineer Brigade, led and managed the transition of the final US base in Iraq. The closure of this base and the later movement of the remaining US Forces to Kuwait were the final actions in Operation New Dawn, the successor mission to Operation Iraqi Freedom.While the U.S. military used the base during the Iraq War (2003–2011), there were various amenities for the troops stationed there, such as a large post exchange and restaurants such as Pizza Hut, Burger King, Taco Bell, and a Green Beans coffee shop, but these were closed as of October 7, 2011. Two dining facilities operated by KBR provided hot food for the troops, U.S. government civilians and contractors working on the base; they also closed and MRE's were latterly the only option for food. The base also boasts a large chapel and a decent MWR facility. A private contractor, SniperHill, provided commercial internet service but the highest speed available was 256k at a cost of 0 per month. Most personnel living on the installation latterly lived in containerized housing units, affectionately known as CHU's, as opposed to conventional tent quarters.
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