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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tracy Jones, left and SSGT Jeffery Hicks, Crew Chiefs for the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), sign-off preflight documents for the RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), before its mission from Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffrey Hicks, left and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Fanning, with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), perform a post flight check on their RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) 46th Expeditionary Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron (EARS) Predator pilot, Captain (CPT) John "Disco" Songer operates an individual Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) using a remote control system at Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) dedicated Crew CHIEF from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, completes post flight inspections on a RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) after a mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A U.S. Air Force 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, crew chief, watches the RQ-1 Predator reconnaissance medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, prepares for take off at Balad Air Base Iraq, on Sept. 15, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (RELEASED)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffrey Hicks, with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), performs a basic post flight inspection of a RQ-1 Predator aircraft at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. The Predator is a remotely piloted Umanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that provides real-time surveillance imagery

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Fanning, with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), performs a post flight check on an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Juan Lara (left), SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kris Hemberger and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Gordon Lam (right), Ground Radio Technicians, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), affix brackets to an antenna prior to installation on the new Operations Group building during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jacob Weidinger (left) and USAF STAFF Sergeant John Hupp, Meteorological Navigation Systems Technicians, 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), stand before the Very High Frequency Omnirange (VOR) antenna they maintain at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffery Hicks, a Crew CHIEF with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), replaces the mounting unit to a directional antenna on an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), before its mission from Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Balad Air Base

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chyrece Lewis, 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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air force usaf sergeant staff sergeant ssgt jeffery hicks jeffery hicks crew expeditionary reconnaissance expeditionary reconnaissance squadron ers unit antenna rq predator aerial vehicle aerial vehicle uav mission balad balad air base iraq operation iraqi freedom military operations us air force high resolution rq 1 predator unmanned aerial vehicle ssgt chyrece lewis iraqi freedom crew chief air force base us national archives