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US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2) Malvin Howe, uses the newly installed color X-ray machine to inspect personal baggage of American Soldiers heading home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM through Camp Doha, Kuwait. AO2 Howe, a Navy Reservist assigned to Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force (NAVELSF), Forward (FWD) OSCAR, Bravo (B) Company (CO), on Camp Doha, Kuwait. NAVELSF, FWD OSCAR performs the US Customs and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) mission for the US Army (USA) in Kuwait and Iraq. This is the first time the US Navy has taken on this mission. FWD OSCAR recently assumed the duties of customs inspectors from the US Air Force's 886th Expeditionary...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2) Malvin Howe, uses the newly installed color X-ray machine to inspect personal baggage of American Soldiers heading home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM through Camp Doha, Kuwait. AO2 Howe, a Navy Reservist assigned to Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force (NAVELSF), Forward (FWD) OSCAR, Bravo (B) Company (CO), on Camp Doha, Kuwait. NAVELSF, FWD OSCAR performs the US Customs and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) mission for the US Army (USA) in Kuwait and Iraq. This is the first time the US Navy has taken on this mission. FWD OSCAR recently assumed the duties of customs inspectors from the US Air Force's 886th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS).
Base: Camp Doha
Country: Kuwait (KWT)
Scene Major Command Shown: NAVELSF FWD Oscar Bravo Company
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Armand L. Boyd, Usn
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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