TheU.S.militaryhasalmostcompletedthehugejobofpackingupallofitsbasesandequipmentandmovingoutofIraq.AfteralmostnineyearsinIraq,thousandsofU.S.troopshavealreadyleftthecountry,andtheonesremainingwillbegonebyDecember31.CampAdder,nearthesouthernIraqicityofNasiriyah,isthelaststagingpostfortrucksandsoldiersbeforetheyarriveinneighboringKuwait."Foralltheconvoysthatcomethroughhere,theconvoycommanderscomeinandcheckinwithus,weverifytheirdocumentation,andifthereisanythingwrongwiththedocumentation,wecorrectitonthespot,"saidCaptainDavidMoses,oneoftheofficerscoordinatingthefinaldrawdown.Alsoleavingarehundredsofnon-militarypersonnelwhoworkedonthemilitarybases,includingthosefromPakistan,IndiaandNepal.Thereusedtobe12,000U.S.soldiershere,creatingconstanttrafficonthesenow-emptystreets.TheU.S.militarysaysitisleavingbehindsome$200millionworthofequipment,includinghundredsofbeatupcarsandpickuptrucks.MostofwhatisbeingleftinIraqwouldcosttoomuchtoshipout.Lt.Col.CharlesKrumwiede,ofthe3rdBrigadeCombatTeam,IstCavalryDivision,saysthedrawdownhasgonewell."Ifeelwearehonoringthatsacrificebythewayweareprofessionallypullingoutofthiscountry,"saidKrumwiede.TheIraqiAirForcehasalreadytakenoverwhatusedtobealargeAmericanbase.ItisnowknownastheImamAliAirfield.Butmostofwhatisleftisdustandconcrete,remindersofalongU.S.militarypresence
