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US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN)/198th Armor (2nd/198th), Quick Response Force (QRF), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), Amory, Mississippi (MS), facilitated a live fire weapons training exercise for the Iraqi National Guard (ING) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke. ING personal attending received training on weapons safety, maintenance and proper handling. Then briefed on firing techniques and given the opportunity to sharpen their marksmanship skills by following a sequence of fire with their Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The US Army is helping establish Iraq's defensive forces as part of the rebuilding process of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 2nd/198th are deployed to FOB...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN)/198th Armor (2nd/198th), Quick Response Force (QRF), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), Amory, Mississippi (MS), facilitated a live fire weapons training exercise for the Iraqi National Guard (ING) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke. ING personal attending received training on weapons safety, maintenance and proper handling. Then briefed on firing techniques and given the opportunity to sharpen their marksmanship skills by following a sequence of fire with their Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifles. The US Army is helping establish Iraq's defensive forces as part of the rebuilding process of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 2nd/198th are deployed to FOB Hotel and are part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Tupelo, MS.
Base: Fob Duke, Najaf
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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