Subway and Hertz at al-Asad
The [U.S.] airbase at al-Asad is the biggest marine camp in western Anbar province.
…But get "inside the wire" and this stretch of desert increasingly resembles a slice of
Its restaurants include a Subway and a fast food pizza shop. There is a coffee shop, football pitch and even a swimming pool.
A cinema shows the latest films while the camp's main recreational centre offers special dance nights - hip hop on Friday, salsa on Saturday and country and western on Sunday.
There is even a Hertz car rental providing saloons with bullet-proof windows for those wanting to cross the base in something more comfortable than a military Humvee.
Oliver Poole, “Football and pizza point to US staying for long haul,” Telegraph
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