Going from Houston to Iraq.

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Ali Air Base (ICAO: ORTL) is a military airbase located near Nasiriyah, Iraq. It was formerly known as Tallil Air Base. It is called Camp Adder by the U.S. Army; the name "Ali Air Base" is used chiefly by the U.S. Air Force; the installation, however, is still commonly referred to as "Tallil".

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Al Taqaddum Airbase ((Arabic: قاعدة التقدم الجوية ‎), or Al Taqaddum AB (ICAO: ORAT / KQEZ), (Called TQ in military shorthand slang), is an airbase that is located in central Iraq, approximately 74 kilometers west of Baghdad, at Habbaniyah.

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So this is how my 4th of July (2009) was spent.

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