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    Balad Air Base Control Tower [Image 1 of 9]

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    A nighttime photograph capturing an air traffic control tower illuminated against a deep blue sky, with multiple lightning bolts visible overhead. The tower features several levels with glass-windowed cab sections, antennas, and a red warning beacon light at its apex. The dramatic lightning display includes both a ground-strike bolt on the left and a horizontal cloud-to-cloud discharge on the right.

    BALAD, IRAQ

    01.11.2006

    Photo by Lance Cheung 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    Rain and lightening over the control tower at Balad Air Base, Iraq, is a common site during the rain season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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    Date Taken: 01.11.2006
    Date Posted: 06.06.2006 13:22
    Photo ID: 22788
    Resolution: 2082x2502
    Size: 1.15 MB
    Location: BALAD, IQ
    Web Views: 233
    Downloads: 13

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    A nighttime photograph capturing an air traffic control tower illuminated against a deep blue sky, with multiple lightning bolts visible overhead. The tower features several levels with glass-windowed cab sections, antennas, and a red warning beacon light at its apex. The dramatic lightning display includes both a ground-strike bolt on the left and a horizontal cloud-to-cloud discharge on the right.
    A concrete flood barrier or retaining wall is partially submerged in murky, sediment-laden floodwater. The wall features a painted mural/logo reading 'PAAC' with a black panther breaking through a surface. In the foreground, rounded river pebbles and stones are visible at the water's edge.
    The image shows a military or secured airfield facility featuring a control tower and a large cylindrical hardened aircraft shelter (HAS), protected by concrete blast walls (T-walls). In the foreground, a large steel anti-tank obstacle (Czech hedgehog or similar X-shaped barrier) sits beside a reflective puddle that mirrors the structures behind it. The arid, sandy terrain and architectural elements suggest a Middle Eastern military base environment.
    A military base or airfield facility is depicted with a soldier in desert camouflage uniform walking along a paved path. Several large steel anti-vehicle obstacles (Czech hedgehogs) are positioned in the foreground, reflected in a standing puddle of water on muddy ground. A control tower and hardened aircraft shelter (HAS) are visible in the background.
    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are working at a communications desk, each holding telephone handsets. They appear to be in a military operations center or command post, with multiple phones, computers, and communications equipment visible. A 101st Airborne Division flag is visible in the background.
    A large indoor venue, resembling a converted warehouse or gymnasium, is set up as a screening room with rows of blue theater-style seats filled with an audience. A large projection screen on the left displays what appears to be a football or track and field athletic event. The crowd appears engaged, with some individuals visibly reacting to the content on screen.
    A large indoor auditorium or theater filled with a crowd of people watching an American football game projected on a large screen at the front. The venue appears to be a military or temporary facility based on its industrial construction with exposed ductwork and metal roof. The audience is seated in rows of theater-style chairs facing the projection screen.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are conducting a troop movement operation on an airfield tarmac. A large military transport aircraft, identifiable as a C-17 Globemaster III with tail number 328, is positioned in the background. Soldiers appear to be either deplaning or staging for boarding, with some walking away from the aircraft and others lined up on the right side.
    The image shows the interior of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-17 Globemaster or similar cargo/troop transport. A person wearing a baseball cap is visible peering over the back of a seat in the foreground, with rows of seats and other passengers visible extending toward the rear of the aircraft. The wide-angle perspective emphasizes the length of the fuselage interior with overhead lighting and exposed structural elements.

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