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    Al Basrah Oil Terminal essential to Iraq's economy

    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, IRAQ

    09.10.2009

    Photo by Spc. Darryl Montgomery 

    Multi-National Division-South

    The southern platform of the Al Basrah Oil Terminal located 30 miles of the coast of Iraq in the Persian Gulf. The terminal is responsible of 80 percent of Iraq's gross domestic product on a daily basis and is essential to the success of Iraq's economy. United States Navy and Coast Guard personnel stationed on the platform train the Iraqi naval forces to prepare them to take over the mission of security on the platform.

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    Date Taken: 09.10.2009
    Date Posted: 09.10.2009 04:11
    Photo ID: 202706
    VIRIN: 090826-A-9884M-013
    Resolution: 807x1206
    Size: 615.71 KB
    Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, IQ

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