US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Tom, 107th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Niagara Falls, New York (NY), returning from deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, smiles as he sees his wife for the first time in many weeks
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Base: Niagara Falls
State: New York (NY)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul Dean, USAF
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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