Editing Baghdad International Airport (section)

==Military use==
A separate enclave within the airport houses the [[New Al Muthana Air Base]], where the [[Iraqi Air Force|Iraqi Air Force's]] [[23rd Squadron (Iraq)|23rd Squadron]] is based, operating three [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|Lockheed C-130E Hercules]] transport aircraft. The base is also home to a number of [[Sukhoi Su-25]] attack aircraft.<ref name="AFMAUG14">{{cite book|title=AirForces Monthly|date=August 2014|publisher=[[Key Publishing|Key Publishing Ltd]]|location=[[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]|pages=22|title-link=AirForces Monthly}}</ref>

Sather Air Base, or Camp Sather, was a [[United States Air Force]] [[Air base|base]] on the west side of the airport from 2003 to 2011. It was named in memory of [[Combat Controller]] [[Staff sergeant|Staff Sergeant]] Scott Sather, the first enlisted [[airman]] to die in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. Sather was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal]] [[Valor device|with Valor]] for his leadership of a [[24th Special Tactics Squadron]] reconnaissance task force during the initial stages of the 2003 U.S. invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SSgt Scott Sather |url=https://www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/About/History/Honor-The-Fallen/SSgt-Scott-Sather/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil}}</ref>