Iraqis sign container contract with Joint Base Balad
Col. John Dolan speaks with Hashim Abd Al-Amir Mahdi of the Miran Co. after a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of an Iraqi-based Industrial Zone Aug. 21 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The Miran Co. is establishing an I-BIZ business on base that will create approximately 70 jobs for Iraqis within six months. Colonel Dolan is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)