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US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), stationed at Baghdad International Airport (BIA), enjoy a game of volleyball during Sports Day in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), stationed at Baghdad International Airport (BIA), enjoy a game of volleyball during Sports Day in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Baghdad International Airport

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Verlin Levi Collins, USAF

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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15/01/2004
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