Joint Base Balad had a burn pit operation as late as the summer of 2008 burning 147 tons of waste per day when the "Army Times" published a major story about it and about health concerns.
Joint Base Balad had a burn pit operation as late as the summer of 2010 (when the base finally became under Iraqi control again). Burning 147 tons of waste per day when the "Army Times" published a major story about it and about health concerns.