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US Navy (USN) Command MASTER CHIEF (CNOCM) of US Navy Forces Iraq, Pat Flavin (left) speaks with USN Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), Iraq Detachment Bravo, during a visit to Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). CNOMC Flavin is on a tour of bases throughout Iraq to touch base with Navy Commands and individual Augmentees assigned to multi-national and joint service commands in Iraq. VP-9 is currently on deployment conducting reconnaissance and maritime patrol operations supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Platoon Commander, Platoon Sergeant, and Squad Leaders assigned to G/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), pose for a photograph in front of a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters inside the hangar bay, aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Combat Cameraman photographs a USMC Marine, Company A (Co. A), Battalion Landing Team, (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th MEUSOC responding to an ambush set by Iraqi insurgents in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

U.S. Navy CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen (in khaki uniform) meets with Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Command MASTER Chiefs from Riverine Group (RIVRON) 1 and Riverine Squadron 1 during his visit at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., on Aug. 29, 2006. In January, the Navy created the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), bringing EOD, Naval Coastal Warfare, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support functions and the Seabees under one organization. NECC integrates all war-fighting requirements for expeditionary combat and combat support elements. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Kenneth R. Hendrix) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Juan Morales, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) 2nd Battalion, 28th Brigade Combat Team, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), lays down covering fire for other Marines who are moving to gain a better position to engage enemy insurgents, while on patrol in the city of Ar Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The I MEF (FWD) is currently conducting Security and Stabilization Operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S Navy PHOTO by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Samuel C. Peterson) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Daniel W. Fleming (pants), Platoon Sergeant, 5th Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), tries to prevent an Iraqi Soldier, 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion, from taking a shot on the goal during a friendly soccer match between the 404th ING Battalion and the A CO Raiders at the ING compound in Forward Operating Base (FOB) Echo, Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

US Navy (USN) CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen exchanges handshakes with Navy SENIOR CHIEF Culinary SPECIALIST (CSCS) Macario Millan on the US Military Sealift Mercy Class Command Hospital Ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), on Jul. 23, 2006. The CNO visited the ship during a five-month humanitarian assistance deployment.(US Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joseph Caballero) (Released)

U.S. Navy MASTER CHIEF PETTY Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. Campa Jr., accepts an honorary Sea Air Land (SEAL) paddle from Special Warfare Command Force MASTER CHIEF Andrew Tafelski during his visit to the Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego, Calif. on Nov. 17, 2006. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Christopher Menzie) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN. Richard F. Natonski (center, rear), Commander, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), serves food to Marines, U.S. Sailors and U.S. Army Soldiers on Christmas Day at Camp Ar Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2004. The 1ST MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores) (Released)

US Navy (USN) Command MASTER CHIEF (CNOCM) of US Navy Forces Iraq, Pat Flavin (center) poses in a group photograph with USN Sailors assigned to the maintenance section of Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), Iraq Detachment Bravo, during a visit to Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq. CNOMC Flavin is on a tour of bases throughout Iraq to touch base with Navy Commands and individual Augmentees assigned to multi-national and joint service commands in Iraq. VP-9 is currently on deployment conducting reconnaissance and maritime patrol operations supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Base: Tallil Air Base

State: Dhi Qar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Eric J. Benson, USN

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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US Navy (USN) Gunners Mate, SEAMAN (SN) Travis D. Parker, onboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), prepares to shoot a 7.62 mm M14 rifle with a shot line adapter to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler, USNS WALTER S. DIEHL (T-AO 193) during an underway replenishment (UNREP), while the USS ESSEX is conducting Spring Patrol operations and exercises in the Philippine Sea

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator First Class (AW1) Ryan Johnson, assigned to the Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group (FASOTG) demonstrates how to cut into a needle cactus as food procurement to survive in the wilderness, during a class held at Warner Springs, California (CA). USN Sailors from the Survival, Evasion, Rescue and Escape (SERE) Detachment donated their time and expertise on wilderness survival techniques to train Boy Scouts from Troop 170 of Baypark, San Diego, CA

Sailors with Patrol Squadron 9 await Melvin Heckman’s

Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, the 2nd Marine Logistics

Left to right, are US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Abe Caceres, SPC Steven Stocking and Sergeant (SGT) Michael Grabski, all with the 2/503rd Battalion, patrol an area litered with abandoned munitions in a local village near Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Ashey, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Finance Office, 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, charges his 9 mm M9 Pistol prior to departing his office to pay local national personnel during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) aircraft from the USN Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) perform a formation flyover during an air power demonstration for family members of USN Sailors embarked aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week

U.S. Army Capt. Brian Jackson from Greenville, S.C.,

US Navy (USN) Commodore (CMDR) James R. Wyatt (left) Commanding Officer, Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), discuses the importance of the operation and maintenance of the P-3C Orion assets with Pakistan Navy Rear Admiral (RADM) Shahid Iqbal (foreground right) Commander, Task Force 150 (CTF-150), during RADM Iqbal's visit at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar. RADM Iqbal is visiting to learn more about the operation and maintenance of the P-3C Orion asset. VP-9 is currently on deployment to both 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Operation (AOR), conducting reconnaissance and maritime patrol operations supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Master Chief Miguel-Juan Reyes, command master chief for the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), leads a division of Blue Ridge and U.S. 7th Fleet staff chief selectees through stretching exercises after an early morning run.

On board the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), USN Sailors assigned to an Honor Guard stands at parade rest armed with 7.62 mm M-14 rifles during a burial at sea ceremony. The ROOSEVELT is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean maintaining qualifications as part of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan

US Navy CAPT. J. R. Haley (right), Commanding Officer of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and Command MASTER CHIEF PETTY Officer Christopher Engles render honors while a Sailor holds a flag during a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard the ship. The ROOSEVELT is currently maintaining qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Fleet Response Plan.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Joshua Kelsey) (Released)

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