Walk Around COB Basra

LTC Robert Hanson, the Mayor of Contingency Operating Base Basra, shows a little bit about what the daily living conditions are like here in Iraq. Filmed in May of 2009, with improvements still ongoing.

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Travel & Events

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• COB
• Basra
• 34ID
• RedBulls
• Basrah
• Iraq
• US
• Army

[wglennan1121]

I remember the shitty UK food

[hurricanediva]

are you serious???

Try doing months out there pre all the american crap ... complaints of slow internet, air con buses, poorly stocked PX ??? Your in a war zone not a play zone!

Try being the ones who had to build the coffins ... Cramped living spaces ... limited internet time ... limited phone time (when they where on) ... get real ... want to see how basrah was really like check out the UK basrah videos ...

[Spocktavian]

Ha I remember when the red bulls left and when the big red 1 took over, the previous "red bull" defac was hit by IDF like 2 weeks before i left, almost got meh....

[craigyo1987]

i was here in 2008 for 4 months as a contractor working on the 4 kitchens . that was a crazy time of year.

[308spartan]

Cob Basrah, I was there around the time this vid was made. Was attatched to 17th at the time. Fucking humid ass place too. Love how the video shows where the Redbulls stayed, they had it made. They made everyone else stay in damn tents and coffin boxes.

[daleanderin1]

hey, i lived at charlie for 6 mths, sept 07-feb 08, woop woop, a lot of incoming then, fun fun fun.

[AntPoll]

This has changed ALOT since I was out there in May 08!

[bozimo1]

Pardon me Sir .. is that the Basrah Cobbah CHU CHU.. ?

[bozimo1]

As usual you guys have squared away your logs, well done .