The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks to U.S. Army soldiers inside a hangar at Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq, on April 30, 2003, about their successful actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Igor Paustovski) (Released)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Baghdad International Airport
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT Igor Paustovski, USA
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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30/04/2003
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