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A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft, piloted by CAPT. Melissa Nadeau of the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, approaches another KC-10 aircraft during a refueling mission over the skies of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 18, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)

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Base: Over Iraq

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Erik Gudmundson, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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