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unusual facts about Joint base


Joint base

It is a government owned contractor operated (GOCO) site that changed its name from Lima Army Tank Plant to reflect the “jointness” of the facility in working for the Army, Marine Corps and the Navy.



see also

459th

459th Air Refueling Wing, US Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility since 1954

834th Aviation Support Battalion

After moving north into Iraq, the 834th ASB replaced the 412th ASB on 7 September 2008 in Balad, Iraq (LSA Anaconda/Joint Base Balad).

Fort Myer

As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative to create more efficiency of efforts, the Army’s Fort Myer and the Marines’ Henderson Hall became the first Joint Base in the Department of Defense.

Hilman

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.