 Balad, or LSA Anaconda, as it would later be known, was to become the major logistical hub for central Iraq.As the Corps Rear's base of operations, LSA Anaconda's impact on the outcome of the war and later peacekeeping operations cannot be underestimated.A Company with Node Centers 01 and 02, and C Company with Node Center 05 arrived there in late April and early May to begin signal operations.