U.S. Army 1ST LT. Platt, Bravo Troop, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, coordinates the blocking position movements of his platoon outside the city of Samarra, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on Oct. 1, 2004, while participating in Operation Baton Rouge, which is a localized anti-Iraqi insurgent operation being conducted in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Samarra
State: Salah Ad Din
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, 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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01/10/2004
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