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'''FOB MacKenzie''' formerly '''FOB Pacesetter''' ('''Samarra East AirbaseAir Base''' under Saddam Hussein) was a [[USU.S. Army]] [[Forward Operating Base]] that is located in Northernnorthern [[Iraq]] approximately 96 kilometers North(60 mi) north of [[Baghdad]], and about 12 kilometers Northeast(7.5 mi) northeast of the [[Tigris River]].

==History==

The airbase is served by a single {{convert|9800|ft|m|sing=on}} long runway. FOB MacKenzie occupies an 18-square-kilometer (7 sq mi) site and is protected by an 18-kilometer (11 mi) security perimeter. According to the "[[Gulf War Air Power Survey]]", there were 12 hardened aircraft shelters at FOB MacKenzie in 1991. At each end of the main runway are hardened aircraft shelters knowns as "trapezoids" or "Yugos" which were built by Yugoslavian contractors some time prior to 1985.

FOB MacKenzie is named for [[Ranald S. Mackenzie]].<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/samarra-east.htm Samarra East Airbase / Al Bakr Airfield]</ref>

==Current use==

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==See also==

* [[List of United States Military installations in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)]]

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