U.S. Airman dies at Joint Base Balad Published Jan. 19, 2009 JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- A United States Air Force member deployed with the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron died in the early morning of Jan. 18 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The name of the Airman is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification and release by Department of Defense officials.