U.S. Army Bravo Troop, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1ST Infantry Division, Soldiers use their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and razor wire to establish a blocking position outside of the city of Samarra, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, on Sept. 30, 2004, while participating in Operation Baton Rouge, which is a local operation being conducted in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Samarra
State: Salah Ad Din
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, 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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Date
30/09/2004
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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