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An U.S. soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine

An opposition forces soldier fires an M-240 machine

3rd Cavalry Regiment Commander, Col. Ralph Overland,

A trooper assigned to Ghost Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy Brashears, a platoon

Students in the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Maintenance

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Site Security Team,

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Combat Logistics Company

A U.S. Army Bravo Troop, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle fires 25mm Chain Gun rounds at an anti-Iraqi insurgent position in the city of Samarra, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on Sept. 30, 2004, while participating in Operation Baton Rouge, which is a local operation being conducted in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

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Base: Samarra

State: Salah Ad Din

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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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US Army (USA) Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civilian, Billy Sellin (left, center in uniform), Resident Engineer, Balad Air Base (AB) Resident Office, Gulf Region North (GRN), speaks with several civilian subcontractors about the construction progress of the new medical supply warehouse at the Logistical Support Area (LSA) Balad, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1-185th Armor, 81st Armor Brigade, arrive at a village near Balad, Iraq, on September 10, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The area reconnaissance patrol mission is to deny anti-Iraqi forces the freedom to operate and move throughout the countryside. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Lovett, 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS), Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, (NM), transfers Aviation Gas (AVGAS) to his filling truck in order to fuel a Predator Reconnaissance plane at Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army Maj. Jeffery Kirbey from Headquarters, 2-327

After spotting several al-Qaida fighters fleeing the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph McGee from 2nd 327th Infantry

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U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Robert Irvina, Bravo Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Command Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepares for a flight on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit, Salah ad Din Province, Iraq, on May 7, 2006, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPEC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers, Charlie Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division, take a break on an M3A2 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle near Ad Dwr, Iraq, on Nov. 17, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion 1ST Infantry Regiment, blows off the lock of a door during a raid in Anah, Iraq. 2/1 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections; and to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Sheila M. Brooks) (Released)

A Soldier from A Battery, 2-320th Field Artillery,

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