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2006-02-06 Iraq

Biggest Base in Iraq Has Small-Town Feel

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Posted by Steve White 2006-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Army RC-12 Guardrail...

They still flying these old buckets? Wow. Wonder if any of the old EH-60B Quickfixes are still hanging around that place (had many a good ride on those back in the day).

Posted by Oldspook 2006-02-06 00:54|| 2006-02-06 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Wonder if any of the old EH-60B Quickfixes are still hanging around that place

Yes--as of august 05.

Posted by N guard 2006-02-06 01:51|| 2006-02-06 01:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Hold it.

Searching for drugs, pornography and souvenir weapons, they have learned the favorite places that departing Army troops use to hide contraband -- Bibles, picture frames, soap dishes and the sleeves in body armor vests that hold the bulletproof plates. Army engineers undergo especially close inspections because "they think they know where to hide everything," sometimes building false bottoms in toolboxes and containers, said Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Honer.

...Bibles are CONTRABAND on a US military base?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-02-06 06:22|| 2006-02-06 06:22|| Front Page Top

#4 No, Bibles are not contraband you misread the article.

Bibles are used to hide cobtraband, I assume by hiding something inside, no mention is made of just what they are hiding or calling "Contraband."

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-02-06 08:29|| 2006-02-06 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 The contraband mentioned includes "drugs, pornography, and souvenir weapons". Naughty servicepersons hide it in Bibles, picture frames, soap dishes, and body armor plate sleeves.

Naughty naughty service people.

Otherwise, it's just like Thornton Wilder's "Our Town".

Posted by JDB 2006-02-06 20:44|| 2006-02-06 20:44|| Front Page Top

#6 In our ally Saudi - bibles were contraband IIRC

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-02-06 21:17|| 2006-02-06 21:17|| Front Page Top

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