Camp Falcon
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Camp Falcon or Forward Base Falcon is a United States military base in Iraq a short distance outside of Bagdhad, some 13 km south of the Green Zone . For a time it was designated as "Camp Ferrin-Huggins".
In late September 2003, the construction of Camp Falcon (as-Saqr Base) in Iraq was a major engineering project for the 439th Battalion. The battalion delivered over 100,000 tons of gravel for the roads, and assisted with building the roads, walls, guard towers and buildings for the Camp. They also finished repairing a compound for the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, (their equivalent of the National Guard). The unit worked with many Iraqi contractors and vendors who were employed by the US Army to help rebuild the country. The water and irrigation systems continued to improve, although much work is still needed and sometimes progress seems slow.
On October 10th, 2006, at about 10.40 p.m. (1940 GMT) a major explosion rocked the base, reportedly due to the base's ammunition dump being hit by a 82mm mortor round fired by Iraqi resistance fighters. Further explosions continued for hours. Dramatic images of the explosions were carried live on CNN [1]. The base has since resumed normal duties. [2]
