A jewel in the desert. Great beaches, a fascinating ziggurat off in the distance, and the chow hall has one of those Mexican mariachi bands to entertain. Fabulous! The rickety bunker/sandbag/tent-like structure where I resided was quite relaxing.
OIF 8, best resort ever (Marine side).
Pro:
Nice trails along the beach, beautiful sunsets and sunrises, 24 hour gym, great selection of food, laundry wash and fold, awesome reading material inside bathroom stalls, panoramic views of never-ending dunes Cons:
Wifi was introduced after my stay, explosions and rumbles near the airport, sandstorms, super dry heat, slow internet cafe, waking up with the powerout feeling like I was in an oven, long lines to get into resort.
Would love to buy a time share one day!
Army 1/05-1/06. Top government vacation spot with lakeviews, toxic waters, mortars, ied's and such. Oh and hot as hell i think it rained once. Good memories though.
They fight against Isis to take out the Isis leader in Syria us joining too to kill him al taqaddum to be safe
İ love irak Turkey
Army 06-07. Stones throw from the beach on lakeside. Ran convoys, and loved it.
I want to thanks for all our armed forces that they served in iraq ,, thanks for your service, and god bless the United States of America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
American Iraqi citizen
Hotel California didn't have the continental breakfast i was expecting. The beach was nice though.
Still have fond memories of oif1 though