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U.S. Army CHIEF Warrant Officer Bernd Knox (bottom) and CAPT. David Hnyda (top), Delta Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division, conduct a preflight inspection of an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter at Forward Operating Base Mckenzie, Iraq, on Oct. 25, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (RELEASED)

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U.S. Army CHIEF Warrant Officer Bernd Knox (bottom) and CAPT. David Hnyda (top), Delta Troop, 1-4 Cavalry, 1ST Infantry Division, conduct a preflight inspection of an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter at Forward Operating Base Mckenzie, Iraq, on Oct. 25, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (RELEASED)

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Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Fob Mckenzie

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo

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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25/10/2004
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