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US Army (USA) Soldiers, Charlie Company (C Co), 1ST Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (3/187th) 3rd Brigade combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), wait at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Summerall, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), to board an UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter while participating in Operation SWIFT SWORD, an air assault mission designed to root out insurgent forces, uncover hidden weapon caches, and find possible training camps in Al Sukariya, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Task Force (TF) No Mercy (TFNM), Bravo Company (B Co), 1ST Battalion (BN), 207th Aviation Regiment (1/207th AVN), 101st Airborne Division (ABN) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter prepares to land to pick-up USA 1ST Brigade, 1ST Armored Division (AD), Soldiers who are participating in an air assault combat patrol in Tall Afar, Ninawa Province (Al-Jazeera Desert area), Iraq (IRQ), conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 3rd Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (3/187th), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Iraqi Army (IA) Soldiers, 4th Army Division, exit a USA CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter as they participate in Operation SWARMER, an air assault raid northeast of Samarra, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), to find hidden weapon caches and dislodge anti-Iraqi force conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier, Bravo Company (B Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 8th Infantry Regiment (2/8th) 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 4th Infantry Division (ID), watches UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopters prepare to land to extract his unit after they participated in an air assault to conduct a cordon and search operation on a suspected insurgents home, in Ash Shumali, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Army (USA) 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (6/101st CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), CH-47 Chinook Cargo helicopter transports USA 1ST Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (1/187th), Soldiers from Forward Operation Base (FOB) Summerall, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), to participate in Operation TRIANGLE CHOCK, which is an air assault operation designed to disrupt and capture suspected insurgents in the area east of Bayji, Salah Ad Din Province, IRQ, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, "Eagle Assault," (5-101st AVN REGT), 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), supports USA Soldiers from 1ST Squadron (SQN), 33rd Cavalry Regiment (CAV REGT), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Campbell, KY, during a patrol in Salah Ad Din province, Iraq (IRQ), as part of a nine-day operation in search of insurgents during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Jason Palmer (left), UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter Crew CHIEF, Alpha Company (A Co), 5th Battalion (BN), 101st Aviation Regiment (5/101st), prepares his crew and USA Soldiers, 3rd BN, 320th Field Artillery Regiment (3/320th FAR), prior to taking off from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Remagen, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), to participate in Operation SAVAGE STRIKE, which is an air assault by USA and Iraqi Army (IA) soldiers conducted against insurgent positions during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers, Quick Reaction Force (QRF), 1ST Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (1/187th), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), wait for a USA UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter to transport them to a cordon and search mission to look for a hidden weapons cache during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) David Smith, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (6/101st CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in the open cargo area of a USA CH-47D Chinook Cargo helicopter and catches a strong breeze from the wash of the tail rotor as he and his crew prepare for a mission from Forward Operation Base (FOB) Summerall, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, Bravo Company (B Co), 2nd Platoon (PLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 187th Infantry Regiment (3/187th) 3rd Brigade combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), wait at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Summerall, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), for a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter to land while participating in Operation SWIFT SWORD, an air assault mission designed to root out insurgent forces, uncover hidden weapon caches, and find possible training camps in Al Sukariya, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Base: Fob Summerall

State: Salah Ad Din

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SPC Charles Gill, 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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A memorial service is held for fallen Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division in the Iraqi Army Compound at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 25, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

Soldiers of 1ST Platoon, C Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division conducted a dismounted patrol through As Saliniyah, Iraq on February 24, 2006. Patrols such as this help to show an active presence in the community and enforce local rules. (US Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill)(Released)

U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class Brian Krcelic and SPC. Seth Vise from 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, check a mand I.D. and take down vital personal information while on patrol in Laq Laq, Iraq on April 11, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to gather intellegence on locals residing in the area. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462

After spotting several al-Qaida fighters fleeing the

Soldiers of Bulldog Company, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 187th Infantry Division, 101st Airbourne drill Soldiers of the 2nd Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army on the proper technique to enter and clear a room when conducting a raid at FOB Summerall, Iraq on February 20, 2006. Training such as this is performed to ensure a more efficient Iraqi military force.(US Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill)(Released)

An Iraqi soldier from 1ST Brigade, 4th Division Iraqi Army conducts a search inside a pick up truck during a sweep operation in Tikrit, Iraq on Feb. 23, 2006. The sweep operation was conducted by the Iraqi Army and U.S. soldiers from the 101st Division in search for weapon caches. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

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U.S. Army Radio Operater, SPC. Fred Burch from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division establishes communications with other elements in the field during an air assualt mission into Al Mara, Iraq on April 23, 2006. The air assualt was part of Operation Swift Sword, a mission to root out Anti-Iraqi Forces, weapons caches and possible training camps. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division fire their AK-47 rifles from the prone position at a qualification range conducted by Soldiers of 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 24, 2006. The purpose of such training is to teach Iraqi Soldiers the fundamentals of firing a weapon before getting into more advanced techniques. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army LT. GEN. Ray Odierno (right), Commander, Multi-National Corps ' Iraq, speaks with Soldiers from the 1ST Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, at the Bayji Oil Refinery, Salah ad Din Province, Iraq, on Feb. 15, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Curt Cashour) (Released)

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