A soldier uses a bulldozer to maneuver refuse into the burn pit at Balad, Iraq, in 2004. (Army) EDITOR’S NOTE: In 2008, Military Times reporter Kelly Kennedy published an expansive story looking ...

An airman tosses unserviceable uniform items into the Joint Base Balad, Iraq, burn pit in this March 2008 file photo. "Military uniform items turned in must be burned to ensure they cannot be used ...

Sectarian violence exploded in Iraq this weekend, with Shiite and Sunni militants openly battling for control of Balad and Duluiyah, two cities north of Baghdad. The violence began with the ...

ALBUHISHMA, Iraq — The smoke above the American air base was sometimes thick enough to blot out the sun. At first, residents had no idea what the foreign troops were burning. Before long, they ...

Al Qaeda in Iraq’s area of operations as of December 2007. Dark red indicates operating areas, light red is transit routes. Mosul remains a hot spot, with the only ratline to Syria in operation. Click ...

He’d trained as a combat lifesaver. Now Spc. Patrick McCaffrey lay gravely wounded, his blood pooling on a street in Balad, Iraq. Eight bullets had found flesh between the heavy body-armor ...

Two rockets were fired at Balad Air Base in Iraq, the Iraqi Security Media Cell confirmed Monday. The rockets fell outside the base and did not cause "significant losses," the cell said in a tweet.

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Every day in Iraq, soldiers or Marines on the ground find themselves under fire. Convoys are attacked along a lonely highway. Patrols catch the deadly eye of snipers.

JAMESTOWN - Life and work for the North Dakota National Guard's 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) in Balad, Iraq, has improved over conditions three years ago, when Company B 141st Engineer ...

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Secretaries of State and a chief election officials delegation from Pennsylvania, California, Indiana, Mississippi, and Florida visited Joint Base Balad Tuesday to meet ...

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - A Soldier with the 49th Transportation Battalion helped raise $27,242.15 for the Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas, which promotes and supports charitable organizations ...

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two mortars landed inside Iraq's Balad air base on Thursday, two Iraqi military sources said. No casualties have been reported in the mortar attack against the air base ...