Monday, August 13, 2007

Central Command News, 8/13/07

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Balad's medics move into new facility.aspx

Posted: 13 Aug 2007 06:39 AM CDT

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) - Approximately 150 base volunteers and 380 Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group moved patients and equipment as they closed the doors on the old Air Force Theater Hospital and opened the doors to their pre-engineered facility here August 3.

Al Basrah oil terminal renovation project nears completion.aspx

Posted: 13 Aug 2007 06:04 AM CDT

AL BASRAH — The Gulf Region Division’s oil sector neared the finish line at the end of July with the final certification of work on the Al Basrah Oil Terminal. The terminal, known as ABOT, is Iraq’s primary avenue for crude oil export.