Providing expeditionary medical services at Balad Air Base, Iraq

Supporting airfield construction to the Department of Defense for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Iraqi Government

Overview

After the US military withdrawal from Iraq in 2012, SOSi provided commercial support to ongoing FMS efforts to ensure the Iraqi military could field the F-16 aircraft and defend against belligerent actors in the region. SOSi’s established a rudimentary medical clinic providing support to 350 US and international contractors doing runway and airfield construction. This medical clinic provided routine care, health surveillance, and emergency lifesaving.

Results

SOSi provided essential medical care to the construction and management workforce over three years resulting in no contractor deaths and facilitating the completion of airfield infrastructure and the arrival of Iraqi Air Force F-16 aircraft.

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