RCT-6 returns largest U.S. base in eastern Anbar to Iraq
Multi-National Force-Iraq
Friday, 04 September 2009
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
www.mnc-i.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20090904-05
September 4, 2009
RCT-6 returns largest U.S. base in eastern Anbar to Iraq
Multi National Force – West
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq – Regimental Combat Team 6 returned Camp Baharia and nearby Combat Outpost Castillo to Iraqi control Sept. 2. Camp Baharia, near the once restive city of Fallujah, was the largest remaining U.S. base in Anbar east of Camp Ramadi.
“It has been an honor for my Marines and other Coalition forces to have supported the Iraqi Security Forces. This transfer of authority is a major example of the Iraqi Security Forces’ progress,” said Col. Matthew A. Lopez, commanding officer of RCT-6.
Iraqi officials will discuss whether to maintain a military presence on the base or to demilitarize the area and return it to its pre-war function as a tourism site.
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