The base was a common destination for celebrities and politicians visiting US troops in Iraq including Carrie Underwood in December 2006 and Gary Sinise.
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The project began in response to his longtime girlfriend's (Julianna) deployment to Balad, Iraq - Joint Base Balad, in July 2009, as a United States Air Force airman.
After moving north into Iraq, the 834th ASB replaced the 412th ASB on 7 September 2008 in Balad, Iraq (LSA Anaconda/Joint Base Balad).
Oscar Hilman (1950–Present), was a Filipino American, Brigadier General or BG, and US Army Commander of the Heavy Armor Brigade at Joint Base Balad and Logistics Area Anaconda aka Camp Anaconda, formerly known as Al-Bakr Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة البكر الجوية)in Iraq.