US Army (USA) Brigadier General (BGEN) Lloyd P. Austin (center), Assistant Division Commander for Maneuvers (ADCM), welcomes back soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Division Artillery at Fort Stewart, Georgia (GA), following their deployment to Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Fort Stewart
State: Georgia (GA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Sharon T. Bass, CIV 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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Date
17/07/2003
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