Contingency Operating Site Garry Owen is a former
United States Army base in the
Maysan Governorate
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of
Iraq. It was previously used by the
Iraqi Air Force as Amarah Air Base. It was captured by
Task Force Tarawa
Task Force Tarawa (TFT) was the name given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was a Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanded by Brigadier General Richard F. NatonskiNatonski message. that was attached to ...
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U.S. Marine Corps
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on March 8, 2003, during
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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History
The air base was a primary air base for the Iraqi Air Force prior to the 2003 U.S. invasion. It had a 10,000 foot runway with numerous taxi-ways leading right out of Hardened Aircraft Shelters (HAS) and laid diagonally to the runways - known as "Trapezoids" or "Yugos". It was a large, expansive base. It is undetermined if it contains underground facilities for aircraft sheltering.
It was apparently abandoned after Operation Desert Storm in March 1991, its proximity to the Kuwaiti border making it unsuitable for use by the Iraqi Air Force.
During the
Iraq War, the air base was turned into an operating base for the United States Army with addition of barracks and helipads.
Deployed units:
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3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
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Roled as an Airborne light infantry unit, the battalion is capable ...
Headquarters during the invasion of 2003.
* 2nd Squadron,
7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
* Company E,
27th Brigade Support Battalion were deployed here during 2008
* Elements of the
54th Engineer Battalion
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helped improve the FOB during 2008
* 1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment
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, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division was deployed here during 2010 followed by 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment in 2011.
* Element of 540th Quartermaster Company,
13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion,
3rd Sustainment Brigade
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,
103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
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were deployed here during 2010.
* 1st Battalion,
535th Equipment Support Company were deployed here.
*1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment 2010-2011
*1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment 2011
*Riverine Squadron Three Det 2 2009-2010
In 2011, rocket attacks against the site injured 3 soldiers.
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Iraqi Air Force bases