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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Travis Martin (left), assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron (ECS), has Matthew Suku and Sharita Misquith, FITCO Sales Associates, complete the necessary paperwork needed in order to purchase new Group coins being transported by personnel. The supplies being acquired here are mission essential equipment needed to maintain operations at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Ashey (right), Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Finance Office, 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, pays Mr. Usama Hassan Hadi, an Arabic Interpreter with the 407th AEG. USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jennifer Pierre-Louis, Contracting Craftsman, 407th AEG Contracting Office, observes the transaction during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Christopher Germain (left) and SRA Jesus Ordaz, 332nd Air Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), finish signing the Form 781 Inspection sheets prior to a USAF 436th Airlift Wing (WA) / USAF Reserve (USAFR) 512th AW, Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware (DE), C-5B Galaxy cargo aircraft takes off from Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, carrying US Army (USA) troops back to their home stations at the end of their participation in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kristie Williams, Force Protection, 347th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), assigned to the 379th Civil Engineers Squadron (CES), volunteers to help with lunch, by preparing the soup-of-the-day for over 5,000 service members at this forward-deployed air base. Since the start of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, service members from different organizations had to take over the duties of civilian personnel that are no longer permitted on the base

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Kenny Denmore (left), SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Debra Huntley (center) and SMSGT Annie Reid, all First Sergeants deployed to Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ)'s 332 Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) participate in a Foreign Object or Debris (FOD) walk on the runway areas before deployed aircraft land in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Terry Nelson, a Public Affairs Craftsman from the 388th Fighter Wing (FW), fits an Iraqi girl with a new pair of shoes during a recent Operation Out-Reach conducted in the vicinity of Tallil AB Iraq. MSgt Nelson is deployed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group as the CHIEF of Group Public Affairs. His primary mission is supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Idris Royal (left), and AIRMAN Bryant A. McIlwain (right), 407th Air Expeditionary Services Squadron, salute the arrival of the Air Force's top three leaders to Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 10, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Maria Bare) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Daniel Szafravowics (kneeling), 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Westover Air Force Base (AFB), Massachusetts (MA), prepares US Army (USA) Soldiers, 2nd Squadron (SQDN), 14th Cavalry (CAV), 1ST Brigade (BGDE), 25th Infantry Division (ID), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), for evacuation during a simulated real-life medical aerial evacuation exercise at the Mobil Aerial Staging Facility (MASF) site, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Forge, Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana (LA)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Tim Tyvan (foreground), 116th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (EASOS), participates in an armed patrol as part of a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), with US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the Army 1ST Infantry Division, to clear the area of threats around Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Erica Thayer (right), assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron (ECS) and US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Michael Taylor, with the 348th Personnel Group (PGP), a Postal Finance Officer (PFO) complete the necessary paperwork stamps being purchased and transported by personnel. The supplies being acquired here are mission essential equipment needed to maintain operations at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Tallil Air Base

State: Dhi Qar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCAM

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christina M. Rumsey, 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 Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Boonie Mack, Anesthesia Nurse, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group (EMDG), administers medication via drip bad for a burn victim to ease his pain during surgery at the Tallil Air Base (AB) Medical facility during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Healy place dough

Engineers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy lower and

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Scott Marvin, assigned to the 222nd Broadcast Operations Detachment, talks to a listener during his radio show on Freedom Radio. Freedom Radio is broadcasted from an undisclosed location that plays today's top music for the military and civilian personnel deployed at overseas locations

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US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Rosanne Bailey, right, assumes command of the 435th Airlift Wing (AW) from Major General (MGEN) Michael W. Wooley, Commander, 3rd Air Force, during the wing reorganization ceremony at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ron Flint, the Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of material control for the 40th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), inspects processing paperwork for supplies on hand, during construction in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) members from the 5th Combat Communications Squadron (CCS), Robbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), set up the support trailer of an AN/TSC-152 Lightweight Multi-Ban Satellite Terminal (LMST) at Tallil Air Base (AB) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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air force usaf senior airman senior airman sra erica thayer erica thayer expeditionary ecs army usa sergeant sergeant first class sfc michael taylor michael taylor personnel group personnel group pgp postal finance officer postal finance officer pfo paperwork stamps paperwork stamps supplies mission equipment tallil tallil air base iraq irq army officer us army officer operation iraqi freedom military operations staff sergeant first class us air force us army high resolution scene major command dhi qar ssgt christina air force base us national archives