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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1-185th Armor, 81st Armor Brigade, aboard a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle arrive at an area suspected of having fired a mortar on Logistic Support Area Anaconda, located near Balad, Iraq, on September 10, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The area reconnaissance patrol mission is to deny anti-Iraqi forces the freedom to operate and move throughout the countryside. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1-185th Armor, 81st Armor Brigade, aboard a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle arrive at an area suspected of having fired a mortar on Logistic Support Area Anaconda, located near Balad, Iraq, on September 10, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The area reconnaissance patrol mission is to deny anti-Iraqi forces the freedom to operate and move throughout the countryside. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Shane A. Cuomo) (Released)

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Base: Balad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, 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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10/09/2004
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