557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron
BESMAYA, Iraq - When the first elements of the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron arrived Feb. 17 at this dusty outpost 25 miles east of Baghdad, they faced a daunting mission: Transform a harsh and featureless plain, littered with bombed-out buildings and unexploded ordnance, into a forward operating base for 3,700 soldiers.
The timeline: less than six weeks.
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