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Camp Baharia, también conocida como La Tierra de los Sueños o FOB Volturno, era Militar de Estados Unidos intalación que estaba localozada justo afuera de la ciudad de Fallujah, Iraq. Era la más pequña de las dos bases militares mas importantes sostenida a las afueras de los limites de la ciudad de Fallujah , durante la Guerra de Iraq.

Etimología

El Campo de Baharia era a menudo referida por los soldados con su sobrenombre original , "La Tierra de los Sueños". El campo era especialmente nombrado después del cuerpo del la Marina de Estados Unidos, usando una palabra arábica para Cuerpo de Marina, mushaat al-baharia, la cual traducida aproximadamente como caminadores del navio o infantería naval. El campo se refiere como "FOB Volturno" por el Ejército de los Estados Unidos y como "Campo Baharia" por el Cuerpo de Mrina de los E.U.

Background

Prior to the Iraq War, Camp Baharia once operated as a Baath Party resort, where it was used as an opulent fortress where Qusay Hussein and Uday Hussein would stay.

Dreamland was first occupied by a small element of the 82nd Airborne in April of 2003 but was quickly turned over to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment before the end of the month. Dreamland was then taken over by 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division but returned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment when the 3rd Infantry Division returned home. As 2003 came to a close, Dreamland was taken over and operated by the 82nd Airborne Division until March 2004. 2nd Battalion 1st Marines took over operations prior to Operation Vigilant Resolve and renamed the base Camp Baharia. 3rd Battalion 5th Marines took over the forward operating base in September 2004.^{[cita requerida]}

As of 2005 Camp Baharia also supplied the entire Iraqi Army in the Fallujah Area of Operation with filtered water. The camp was ideal for this because of the large lake in the center. On a twice daily basis a lone US Marine would lead five to seven Sudanese truck drivers with water tankers from the East Fallujah Iraqi Camp (EFIC) to Camp Baharia to replenish the supply of water for the Iraqi Army.

History

Camp Baharia sat adjacent to a large former Mujahideen-e-Khalq compound, the MEK Compound, which was the main U.S. base for forces in Fallujah from 2003 to 2009. The site was officially named Forward Operating base ("FOB") Volturno by the U.S. Army in 2003 and renamed Camp Baharia when the U.S. Marines took control of the base from the U.S. Army in 2004.​ The camp was home to soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, and U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines.

In popular culture

• Camp Baharia was featured in a 2006 documentary film, Occupation: Dreamland, which followed U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne based at Camp Baharia.

See also

• Portal:United States Marine Corps. Contenido relacionado con United States Marine Corps.

References

• Camp Baharia @ globalsecurity.org