SATHER AIR BASE — After a month of work, the west runway at Baghdad International Airport is open for business. That business is running the busiest, highest volume passenger terminal in Iraq. “Repair and improvement of (Baghdad’s) west runway became necessary due to the gradual deterioration of its surface to the point that it would become dangerous in the very near future,” said Lt. Col. Scott Bowen, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron commander deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. “These repairs, combined with the other improvement projects, will ensure long-term use of the west side of Baghdad International Airport.” At...