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Al-Asad Airbase
Airbase located in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Al-Asad Airbase (IATA: IQA[2], ICAO: ORAA) is an Iraqi airbase located in al-Anbar Governorate of western Iraq.
It was originally known as Qadisiyah Airbase.
It was the second largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Until January , it was the home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force/Multi-National Force West.
Other major tenants have included the 3rd ID's 4th IBCT, 82nd Airborne Division Advise & Assist Brigade, nd Medical Brigade, st Sustainment Brigade, Vertical Onboard Delivery Detachment-1 (VOD-1),[3][unreliable source?]VAQ, Navy Customs Battalion Juliet, elements of the Iraqi Army's 7th Division, and the United States Air Force (USAF).[4]
On December 26, , President Donald Trump and his wife Melania visited the soldiers stationed at the base.[5] On November 23, , Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen visited the