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Balad Air Base

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Balad Air Base is an Iraqi Air Force base located near Balad in the Sunni Triangle north of Baghdad, Iraq. [1]

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Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (أحمد حسن البكر; 1 July 1914 – 4 October 1982) was President of Iraq, from 17 July 1968 until 16 July 1979.

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AirForces Monthly

Air Forces Monthly is a military aviation magazine published by Key Publishing, and based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

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Army Times

Army Times (ISSN 0004–2595) is a newspaper published 26 times a year serving active, reserve, national guard and retired United States Army personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides.

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Baghdad

Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq.

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Balad, Iraq

Balad (بلد), also transliterated Beled or Belad, is a city in the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, north of the national capital, Baghdad.

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Burger King

Burger King (BK) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.

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Burn pit

A burn pit refers to an area in military sites devoted to open-air combustion of trash.

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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Celebrity

Celebrity refers to the fame and public attention accorded by the mass media to individuals or groups or, occasionally, animals, but is usually applied to the persons or groups of people (celebrity couples, families, etc.) themselves who receive such a status of fame and attention.

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Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is an American multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, and singer, known for his contributions to Southern rock, country and bluegrass.

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Chris Isaak

Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor.

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Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant.

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Concrete

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement.

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Dance education

Dance education is the transferring of dance performance skills and knowledge of dance to students through teaching and training, or acquiring such knowledge and skills through research.

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District of Columbia Air National Guard

The District of Columbia Air National Guard (DC ANG) is a militia and Air Force reserve organization of the District of Columbia, United States of America.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Gary Sinise

Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director and musician.

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) for the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Iran–Iraq War

The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq, beginning on 22 September 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran, and ending on 20 August 1988, when Iran accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire.

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Iraq

Iraq (or; العراق; عێراق), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (جُمُهورية العِراق; کۆماری عێراق), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.

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Iraq War

The Iraq WarThe conflict is also known as the War in Iraq, the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, and Gulf War II.

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Iraqi Air Force

The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF; Arabic: القوات الجوية العراقية, Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces, responsible for the policing of international borders and surveillance of national assets.

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Iraqi security forces

Iraqi security forces (ISF) is a term used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to describe law enforcement and military forces of the federal government of the Republic of Iraq.

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Joint base

A joint base (JB) is a base of the United States military utilized by multiple military services; one service hosts one or more other services as tenants on the base.

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Key Publishing

Key Publishing is a magazine publishing company specialising in aviation titles, based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in east central England.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is usually a simple, lightweight, man portable, muzzle-loaded weapon, consisting of a smooth-bore metal tube fixed to a base plate (to absorb recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount.

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Neal McCoy

Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy, is an American country music singer.

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No. 9 Squadron IqAF

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Oliver North

Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel.

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Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 by Dan and Frank Carney.

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Politician

A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government.

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Popeyes

Popeyes is an American multinational chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Stamford, Lincolnshire

Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England, north of London on the A1.

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Subway (restaurant)

Subway is an American privately held fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads.

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Sunni Triangle

The Sunni Triangle is a densely populated region of Iraq to the northwest of Baghdad that is inhabited mostly by Sunni Muslim Arabs.

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Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or paddling pool is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities.

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Taco Bell

Taco Bell is an American chain of fast food restaurants based out of Irvine, California and a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Tex-Mex foods that include tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, novelty and specialty items, and a variety of "value menu" items.

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The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast is an American news and opinion website focused on politics and pop culture.

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United Service Organizations

The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is a nonprofit organization that provides live entertainment, such as comedians and musicians, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a federal Cabinet-level agency that provides near-comprehensive healthcare services to eligible military veterans at VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country; several non-healthcare benefits including disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance; and provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans and family members at 135 national cemeteries.

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Vince Vaughn

Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian.

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Wayne Newton

Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling.

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Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija/Југославија; Jugoslavija; Југославија; Pannonian Rusyn: Югославия, transcr. Juhoslavija)Jugosllavia; Jugoszlávia; Juhoslávia; Iugoslavia; Jugoslávie; Iugoslavia; Yugoslavya; Югославия, transcr. Jugoslavija.

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100th Infantry Battalion (United States)

The 100th Infantry Battalion is the only infantry unit in the United States Army Reserve.

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107th Fighter Squadron

The 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing.

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111th Reconnaissance Squadron

The 111th Reconnaissance Squadron (111 RS) is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard 147th Reconnaissance Wing located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas.

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119th Fighter Squadron

The 119th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard 177th Fighter Wing located at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey.

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120th Fighter Squadron

The 120th Fighter Squadron (120 FS) is a unit of the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Wing located at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.

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121st Fighter Squadron

The 121st Fighter Squadron (121 FS) is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Wing located at Joint Base Andrews, Camp Springs, Maryland.

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124th Fighter Squadron

The 124th Fighter Squadron (124 FS) is a unit of the Iowa Air National Guard 132d Fighter Wing.

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125th Fighter Squadron

The 125th Fighter Squadron (125 FS) is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard 138th Fighter Wing located at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma.

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131st Aviation Regiment (United States)

The 131st Aviation Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army, constituted under the United States Army Regimental System.

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170th Fighter Squadron

The 170th Fighter Squadron (170 FS) is an inactive unit of the Air National Guard.

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176th Fighter Squadron

The 176th Fighter Squadron (176 FS) is a unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing located at Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Madison, Wisconsin.

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179th Fighter Squadron

The 179th Fighter Squadron (179 FS) is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing located at Duluth Air National Guard Base, Minnesota.

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186th Airlift Squadron

The 186th Airlift Squadron (186 AS) is a unit of the Montana Air National Guard 120th Airlift Wing located at Great Falls Air National Guard Base, Montana.

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2007 Balad aircraft crash

The 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a 9 January 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the Joint Base Balad in Balad, Iraq, which was at that time operated by the United States Air Force.

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22d Fighter Squadron

The 22d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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332d Air Expeditionary Wing

The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing (332 AEW) is a Provisional Wing of Air Combat Command, currently active.

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332d Expeditionary Operations Group

The 332d Expeditionary Operations Group (332 EOG) is a Provisional Air Expeditionary Group of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command, currently active.

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34th Fighter Squadron

The 34th Fighter Squadron is part of the United States Air Force′s 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

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411th Engineer Brigade (United States)

The 411th Engineer Brigade (Theater Army) is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army headquartered in New Windsor, New York.

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777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

The 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force squadron activated after 11 September 2001, being engaged in the Global War on Terrorism.

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77th Sustainment Brigade

The 77th Sustainment Brigade is a unit of the United States Army that inherited the lineage of the 77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"), which served in World War I and World War II.

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834th Aviation Support Battalion

The 834th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB) is a US Army National Guard battalion headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota.

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Balad AB, Balad AFB, Balad Air Force Base, Balad air base, Camp Anaconda, JBB, Joint Base Balad, LSA Anaconda, Life Support Area Anaconda, Logistical Support Area Anaconda, Logistics Support Area Anaconda.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balad_Air_Base

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