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 Forward Operating Base (FOB) Falcon, Iraq

In mid-September 2004, as part of an Army-wide effort to give its facilities around Baghdad friendlier connotations, and try to resolve the issue of constantly-changing facility names, Camp Ferrin-Huggins reverted back to its previous name of Camp Falcon, with the Arabic translation "Camp Al-Saqr".

By late January 2004 engineers from the 1st Armored Division were midway through an $800 million project to build half a dozen camps for the incoming 1st Cavalry Division. Army planners expected to finish by 15 March 2004. The new outposts, dubbed Enduring Camps, will improve living quarters for soldiers and allow the military to return key infrastructure sites within the Iraqi capital to the emerging government. Plans called for the camps to last between five to 10 years, possibly even longer. Moving to the outskirts of town will allow Iraqi police and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps to take a lead role in the city's security. At Camp Falcon, on the southern outskirts, a base camp for 5,000 was planned.

The 1st Cavalry Division's 5th Brigade Combat Team assumed the mission of securing Baghdad's Al Rashid District from the 1st Armored Division's Division Artillery Combat Team at a transfer-of-authority ceremony 06 April 2004. Col. Stephen Lanza was the 1st Cavalry's 5th Brigade Combat Team, or Red Team, commander. Since arriving in Iraq a year ago, the 1st Armored's DivArty Combat Team had completed a number of different missions. The DIVARTY Combat Team, the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, led the force protection package at Baghdad International Airport. Later, the unit set up a counter-battery center to combat the mortar and rocket fire into the airport and 1st Armored's headquarters. In January 2004, they moved to Forward Operating Base Falcon. The 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and Task Force 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment were later added to the DIVARTY Combat Team and assumed responsibility of the city's Al Rashid District.
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The 1st Armored Division Artillery accepted authority of the Al Rashid district in southern Baghdad from 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Falcon, 23 January 2004. The Division Artillery Combat Team looked forward to working with the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, specifically the 504th battalion and Alpha Company, 36th Battalion, which called Camp Falcon home.

On October 10, 2006, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a 82mm mortar round, fired by militia forces from a residential area in Abu T-Shir, caused a fire at an Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) at FOB Falcon. The ASP, containing tank and artillery rounds, in addition to smaller caliber ammunition, set off a series of large explosions. About 100 troops from the 4th Infantry Division were reported to be stationed at the base at the time, but no injuries were reported.

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... MNFI (Multi-National Forces Iraq) press releases in my inbox every day, sent from places like Camp Victory and Camp Falcon and the Green Zone in Iraq. ...
By Sgt. 1st Class BRENT WILLIAMS Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq -- "True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence," ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Growing up in Montgomery, Ala, Rakimm Broadnax-Rogers wanted to join the military from a young age to see what it was ...
14:50 GMT, November 20, 2008 Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq | Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers conducted explosive ordnance training with Iraqi ...

Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - The senior noncommissioned officer of the Fire Effects and Coordination Cell for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, ...
... class asked and answered questions while talking with a group of Iraqi children brought to Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad. ...
By army Sgt. David Hodge Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Nov. 6, 2008 - Although capturing terrorists and finding weapon caches in Iraq make headlines, ...
At Forward Operating Base Falcon, in the south of the city, some got up especially to watch the result. Despite the rules about not showing their political ...
... and leave," said Specialist James Real, 31, of Butte, Montana, as soldiers watched the returns on television at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Iraq. ...
... and leave," said Specialist James Real, 31, of Butte, Montana, as soldiers watched the returns on television at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Iraq. ...
By James Warden, Stars and Stripes The election results altered life very little for most soldiers at Forward Operating Base Falcon just outside Baghdad. ...
... and leave," said Specialist James Real, 31, of Butte, Montana, as soldiers watched the returns on television at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Iraq. ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2008 th The logistics world in the army can seem overwhelming to many soldiers, with different sections and ...
... and leave," said Specialist James Real, 31, of Butte, Montana, as soldiers watched the returns on television at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Iraq. ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2008 th The soldiers of Company C, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, a mix of armor and infantry, ...
By army Sgt. David Hodge Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq (American Forces Press Service) - The logistics world in the Army can seem overwhelming to many ...
By army Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq (American Forces Press Service) - The soldiers of Company C, 4th Battalion, ...
A majority of the veteran soldiers interviewed in Iraq have spent a year at home for every year they've been in combat. Many said the multiple deployments ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - At the age of ten, Karyn could shoot a rifle better than the local high school boys from her hometown of Livonia, ...
Williams returned home, this time to Fort Hood, and then was off again to Iraq. Last spring, she arrived at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Baghdad. ...
Do you have a question about life in Iraq? You can send your inquiries to Capt. Nate Rawlings through this form or by posting a comment at the bottom of ...
Day to Day, October 24, 2008 ยท Sgt. Asa Rubman is a paralegal serving with the armed forces in Iraq - and he's organized a get-out-the-vote drive on his ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Thanks to the intuitive efforts of a team of Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers, combat vehicles undergo a few ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - In addition to accomplishing its combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 1st Brigade Combat Team, ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Two Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers streamlined the voting process for hundreds of servicemembers and ...
This is at Forward Operating Base Falcon, a United States military post near Dora, which was for years one of the city's most dangerous areas. ...
This is at Forward Operating Base Falcon, a United States military post near Dora, which was for years one of the city's most dangerous areas. ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - In addition to accomplishing its combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 1st Brigade Combat Team, ...
By army Sgt. David Hodge Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Two Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers streamlined the voting process for hundreds of ...
Lukkasson recalls that assignment as being one of the most rewarding experiences during his time in Iraq. While Lukkasson was teaching the Iraqi soldiers ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - An Iraqi family stands in the doorjamb of the empty house, where once they lived before the specter of sectarian ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Mid-September in Baghdad, Iraq, the temperature climbed above 100 degrees. the sun beat down on all those awaiting the ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Sept. 23, 2008 th An Iraqi family stands in the doorway of the house where they lived before sectarian violence ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers never imagined they could transform their Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected ...
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Sgt. Christopher Jones started off his Monday morning by wolfing down five ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - The vital mission of protecting the Iraqi populace, helping foster the ever-growing economy of the area and assisting ...
The mail leaving Iraq isn't exactly fast," he said. When Bryan returned to Fort Knox, Ky., in March, after a year at Baghdad's Forward Operating Base Falcon ...
Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers disposed of homemade explosives and improvised explosive devices Aug. ...
Mike Birmingham, planning officer at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad, said several units could be merged with other US forces or converted ...
By Leo Shane III , Stars and Stripes By Leo Shane / S&S By Leo Shane / S&S Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq - military officials here could close up this ...

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