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U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1st

A M1 Abrams tank from 1ST Platoon, Apache Troop, 2-5 Cav, 2nd BCT, 1ST Cav Div rolls back out to the fight during combat operation in Fallujah on Nov. 10, 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class Johancharles Van Boers) (Released)

On the road to Baghdad, a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) lay destroyed after a firefight with Iraqi troops, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army soldier Pfc. Victor Mendoza from the 5th

A convoy of vehicles from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Soldiers from the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) watch the progress of a power pack being lifted from its packing crate by an M-88 armored recovery vehicle at the end of their unit's rotation to the National Training Center

A Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) fires its 120mm main gun during fighting between Insurgents and Coalition forces near Umm Qasr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, move into position near their Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1), in order to strike the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, refuel their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) along route Tampa in the vicinity of the Jalibah Airfield, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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A US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division take a break from a combat security patrol on their M3A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) outside of Samarra, near Ad Dwr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division checks equipment on his M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) while guarding a blocking position outside of Samarra, Iraq during Operation Baton Rouge in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The image is silhouetted against the setting sun

A US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division take a break from a combat security patrol on their M3A2 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicles (CFV), outside of Samarra, near Ad Dwr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, along with Iraq (IRQ) Army Soldiers assigned to the USA 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 4th Division, perform a routine patrol in their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) at Salah Ad Din Province, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) Crew assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, stops for a breather while on patrol in Iraqi border during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), assigned to 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion provides security along the Iraqi / Syrian border south of Husaybuh, Iraq. The 1ST Marine Division is currently engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq In support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army Bravo Troop, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, Soldiers use their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and razor wire to create a blocking position 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)

U.S. Army Bravo Troop, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, Soldiers fuel an M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank at a Traffic Control Point outside the city of Samarra, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on Oct. 2, 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)

A US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Apache Troop, 2-5 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division, moves out to rejoin the fight after refueling during a combat operation in Fallujah Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 1ST Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division use their M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) to guard a blocking position outside of Samarra, Iraq during Operation Baton Rouge in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Samarra

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, 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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U.S. Army Capt. Dr. Joe Pena smiles and plays with

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A U.S. military photographer videotapes maneuvers from atop an M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

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army usa soldiers platoon bravo troop bravo troop cavalry infantry division st infantry division use bradley bradley infantry vehicle ifv guard samarra iraq operation baton rouge army infantry us army infantry united states military operation iraqi freedom military operations staff sergeant baton rouge us air force us army high resolution infantry division use m 2 a 2 bradley infantry iraqi freedom ssgt shane military vehicles us national archives