US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) James Taylor (right), Chaplain, 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), joins USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Santillan (left) and USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steven Keith, Head Chaplain, 447th AEG, in prayer for deployed AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Neno Santana (black shirt), 447th AEG Command Post, after his baptism at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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Base: Baghdad International Airport
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lisa M. Zunzanyika, 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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