Air Field, in support of their mission of counterinsurgency, and show of force. In April of 2009, 1st LAR was relived in place (RIP) by 3rd LAR. Current aerial imagery shows that the operational structures around the airfield appear to have been demolished and removed. Today the concrete runway and series of taxiways remain exposed and deteriorating to the elements, being reclaimed by the desert. References 08BAGHDAD3904 (Wikileaks - U.S. diplomatic cable leak) mentions Sinjar cement plant Installations of the United States Army in Iraq Iraqi Air Force bases