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Afghan national army soldiers in Northern Afghanistan

Cpl. Nicole K. Estrada, a 21-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga,

Marines with Meals-on-Wheels from Regimental Combat

Military police and the Camp Buehring EMS personnel

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Orneles, 3rd Civil Affairs (CA), attached to 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (2/1), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), distributes school supplies and other personal items to several local Iraqi children, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A member of the Coalition Forces Medical Team prescribes a prescription for an Afghani family during a Humanitarian Aid program designed to provide medical and veterinarian aid to the villagers of Sayed, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Coalition Forces medical team consisted of members of the US Armed Forces, Republic of Korea Army, and the Australian Army

An Afghan National Army commando searches a compound

Army Sgt. Sean Bergstrom (left), from Company B, 3rd

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Sean McCannon (right), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (3/4th MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), speaks with several Iraqi boys while on patrol in the city of Rawah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeff McGee, from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment (IR), 56th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), dances with a local Iraqi girl during his squads patrol near Nasiriya, in Southern Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army SGT. Jeff McGee, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, carries a local Iraqi girl during a squad patrol near Ali Air Base, An Nasiriya, Dhiqar Province, Iraq, Jul. 17, 2005, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Suzanne M. Day) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from F Company, 1-68th Combined Arms Battalion, 4th Infantry Division set up a fighting position at the 47 corner intersection in route green Narwan, Iraq on April 10, 2006. The 4th Infantry Division is currently deployed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Tyrone Antley (right), 1ST Battalion (BN), 17th Infantry Regiment (1/17th), 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), holds an Iraqi baby girls while participating in a joint USA and Iraqi Army (IA) cordon and search operation in Mosul, Ninawa Province, Iraq (IRQ) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeffery L. Harildson (center), 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard (NDARNG) kisses his son Hunter, as his wife Cori, and daughter Ashtin look on, as he and members of his Unit return home at Hector International Airport, Fargo, North Dakota (ND), following a deployment to Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Joseph Barnes, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment (IR), 56th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), mans an M240G 7.62 mm Medium Machine Gun during a patrol near Nasiriya, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeffrey S. Mersman, Infantryman, Charlie Company (C Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (2/325th), 82nd Airborne Division, patrols along a neighborhood street in Tall Afar, Ninawa Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A United States Marine Corps Reserve member, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), hugs a love one after returning to his home station of Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 2005. His unit was deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lee C. Guagenti) (Released)

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Myer (right), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Infantry Regiment (2/1ST), 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), gives a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) package to a young Iraqi boy while other USA Soldiers patrol through a neighborhood in Mosul, Ninawa Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeff McGee, from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment (IR), 56th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), hugs a local Iraqi girl during his squads patrol near Nasiriya, in Southern Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: 56 BCT TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Day, 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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A Marine with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine

Todd & Rafferty Machine Company, Van Houten Street & McGee Alley, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dea McGee, USAF, 100th Services Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, UK wraps candy for decorations, which will be displayed on the tables at the Gateway Dining Facility for Thanksgiving Day dinner

Lt. Alex Anderson, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 140, hugs his wife after returning home from deployment at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

Wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Postures 4 (MOPP-4) gear, US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS), standby and respond to injured personnel who may need medical attention, during a mass casualty exercise at Osan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea

Aerial view of the North Ramp at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Aircraft visable on the flight line (Left to right) are Saudi Air Force 707's, US Air Force E-3 AWACS Sentrys and KC-135 Stratotankers. Personal working at the North Ramp are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2-12 Calvary, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS), and Public Affairs (PA), is greeted by a group of local Iraqi children, near the White Gold projects in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Sailor assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Duluth (LPD 6) hugs his son after returning from a six-month deployment.

US Army (USA) Charlie Company (C Co.), 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Cavalry Regiment (1-8th CAV), 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CAV) Soldiers and Iraqi National Guard (ING) 304th Battalion (BN Soldiers patrol through the farmlands south of Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ) as part of a joint USA and ING cordon and sweep of the area looking for insurgents and weapons caches during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Lt. Cmdr. Richard Winstead, assigned to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, hugs his daughter during a homecoming celebration.

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), perform a dismounted patrol through a grassy field during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Larry Lee (left), 173rd Airborne Brigade (AB), and US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Jack Nickel, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CS), unpack soccer balls at an orphanage in Kirkuk, Iraq. Soldiers and AIRMAN from Kirkuk Air Base (AB) brought gifts of candy and soccer balls for the seventeen children at the center run by the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Image taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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