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The United States Department of Defense has a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
Depending on their size or utility, the installations were called: Camp, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Contingency Operating Base (COB), Contingency Operating Site (COS), Combat Outpost (COP), Patrol Base (PB), Outpost, Logistic Base (Log Base), Fire Base (FB), Convoy Support Center (CSC), Logistic Support Area (LSA) and Joint Security Station (JSS).
Near the end of Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011), the last several Camps and Forward Operating Bases were changed to Contingency Operating Bases and Sites.
At the height of the occupation, the United States had 239,000 troops stationed in 505 bases throughout Iraq. Another 135,000 contractors were also working in Iraq.
Due to International military intervention against ISIL, personnel have returned to old bases and new bases created. Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal.
Map of Army Installations in Iraq
* Iraq facilities on www.globalsecurity.or
United States Army lists
The United States Department of Defense has a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
Depending on their size or utility, the installations were called: Camp, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Contingency Operating Base (COB), Contingency Operating Site (COS), Combat Outpost (COP), Patrol Base (PB), Outpost, Logistic Base (Log Base), Fire Base (FB), Convoy Support Center (CSC), Logistic Support Area (LSA) and Joint Security Station (JSS).
Near the end of Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011), the last several Camps and Forward Operating Bases were changed to Contingency Operating Bases and Sites.
At the height of the occupation, the United States had 239,000 troops stationed in 505 bases throughout Iraq. Another 135,000 contractors were also working in Iraq.
Due to International military intervention against ISIL, personnel have returned to old bases and new bases created. Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal.
Airfields
Camps
Combat Outpost (COP)
Contingency Operating Base (COB)
Contingency Operating Site (COS)
Firebase (FB)
Forward Operating Base (FOB)
Joint Base (JB)
Joint Security Station (JSS)
Patrol Base (PB)
Other nomenclatures
*Victory Base Complex
Victory Base Complex (VBC) was a cluster of U.S. military installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The primary component of the VBC was Camp Victory, the location of the Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters f ...
(VBC), a cluster of installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). Successively headquarters for Multi-National Force - Iraq and United States Forces - Iraq.
** al-Faw Palace, part of the Victory Base Complex, headquarters of the United States Forces - Iraq in Baghdad
References
*{{cite book , last1=Bernstein , first1=J, title=AH-64 Apache Units Of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom , year=2005 , publisher= Osprey Publishing Ltd, location= UK , isbn=1-84176-848-0External links
Map of Army Installations in Iraq
* Iraq facilities on www.globalsecurity.or
United States Army lists