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A night vision view of a U.S. Marine Corps Marines, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), respond to an ambush from Anti-Coalition Forces in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2004.  The 11th MEU and Iraqi National Guard units continue to battle Anti-Coalition Forces in the An Najaf area.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Dick Kotecki) (Released)

A night vision view of a U.S. Marine Corps Marines, Alpha Company, Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

An Iraqi worker pounds in tile with a rubber hammer during the reconstruction of an Iraqi school in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2004. The 11th MEU is working together with the local Iraqi people in An Najaf and Kufa after the fighting ceased Aug. 28, 2004. (USMC PHOTO by CPL. Matthew S. Richards) (Released)

An Iraqi worker pounds in tile with a rubber hammer during the reconst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A large number of 120 mm Hight Explosive (HE) bombs (front) and 82 mm Type 52 HE mortar rounds (rear), found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

A large number of 120 mm Hight Explosive (HE) bombs (front) and 82 mm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A close up of a picture of Muqtada al Sadr, on the rear assembly of the center RPG-7 portable rocket launcher, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, is displayed, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and...

A close up of a picture of Muqtada al Sadr, on the rear assembly of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A close up of a picture of Muqtada al Sadr, on the rear assembly of the center RPG-7 portable rocket launcher, found by Iraqi Se... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (rear), mortar rounds and mortar launchers (center) and various types of ammunition (front), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (rear), mortar rounds and mortar launchers (center) and vari... More

Rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by aqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, aq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the aqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation...

Rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by aqi Security Forces during a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Na... More

Six RPG-7 portable rocket launchers, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special ns Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization ns (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of...

Six RPG-7 portable rocket launchers, found by Iraqi Security Forces du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Six RPG-7 portable rocket launchers, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, A... More

A night vision view of a U.S. Navy Corpsman, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), removing shrapnel from a wounded U.S. Marine Corps Marine involved in an Anti-Coalition Force ambush in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2004.  The 11th MEU and Iraqi National Guard units continue to battle Anti-Coalition Forces in the An Najaf area.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Dick Kotecki) (Released)

A night vision view of a U.S. Navy Corpsman, Alpha Company, Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Christian D. Bauzo, Fire Team Leader, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), looks out a window scanning for enemy insurgents while standing guard in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Christian D. Bauzo, Fire ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), keep their weapons operationally ready and aimed at enemy insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

An Iraqi worker chips away brick with a hammer and chisel to make a new doorway during the reconstruction of an Iraqi school in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2004. The 11th MEU is working together with the local Iraqi people in An Najaf and Kufa after the fighting ceased Aug. 28, 2004. (USMC PHOTO by CPL. Matthew S. Richards) (Released)

An Iraqi worker chips away brick with a hammer and chisel to make a ne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A large number of 120 mm white phosphorous mortar rounds, found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

A large number of 120 mm white phosphorous mortar rounds, found at Muq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A VS-2.2 Italian anti-personnel landmine, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, is displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special ations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization ations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of...

A VS-2.2 Italian anti-personnel landmine, found by Iraqi Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A VS-2.2 Italian anti-personnel landmine, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Naj... More

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Travis A. Banks, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), looks out a hole in a wall scanning for enemy insurgents while standing guard in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Travis A. Banks, Alpha Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

040828-F-8946M-001 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Cavalry Regiment (2-7 CAV), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CD), Soldier (left) provides security as USA LT. COL. James Rainey (right), Commanding Officer (CO), 2-7 CAV, 3 BCT, and US Marine Corps (USMC) COL. Anthony M. Haslam (middle), CO, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), confer during a tour of downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), to see if the Muqtada Militia have left the Imam Ali Shrine. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-8946M-001 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

040828-F-89646M-004 (Aug. 28, 2004)Iraqi Police (IP) officers patrol through downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), the day after the Muqtada Militia peacefully left the Imam Ali Shrine. The IP are gathering weapons and are responsible for maintaining order as Najaf rebuilds after weeks of intense combat between the Muqtada Militia and Iraqi and US military forces. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-89646M-004 (Aug. 28, 2004)Iraqi Police (IP) officers patrol t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

A large number of 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (left) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, is displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations...

A large number of 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (left) and rocket-propel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (left) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during ... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Secu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house ... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (rear), mortar rounds and mortar launchers (center) and various types of ammunition (front), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (rear), mortar rounds and mortar launchers (center) and vari... More

Local Iraqi children wave to an US Navy (USN) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB-7) truck that is part of a US military convoy traveling through a small Bedouin village on the outskirts of Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local Iraqi children wave to an US Navy (USN) Naval Mobile Constructio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Todd Frantom, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine (left), Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), uses an Iraqi interpreter to question an Iraqi civilian about the Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine (left), Alpha Company (A Co), Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

RGD-5 anti personnel hand grenades (left), F-1 anti personnel hand grenades and Iraqi fragmentation hand grenades, found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

RGD-5 anti personnel hand grenades (left), F-1 anti personnel hand gre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) (front), 120 mm High Explosive (HE) bombs (rear, center), 120 mm white phosphorous mortar rounds (rear, right) and 82 mm Type 53 HE mortar rounds (rear, left), found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are displayed at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004. Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) (front), 120 mm High...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) (front), 120 mm High Explosive (HE) bombs (rear, center), 120 mm white phospho... More

A US Navy (USN) Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB-7) take a break to handout cookies to local Iraqi children while helping to build a school and improve the water, electrical, and sanitation facilities in a small Bedouin village on the outskirts of Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB-7)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Todd Frantom, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Members of the 940th Military Police (MP) Unit, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), take inventory of various weapons confiscated by local Iraqi Police forces at several locations in the Najaf province. Personnel attached to the 940th MP Unit are forward deployed to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hotel in central Iraq supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Members of the 940th Military Police (MP) Unit, Kentucky Army National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Hotel, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Kirsten Frederickson (left), 308th Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), surprises a young Iraqi girl (right) after she removed her Kevlar helmet while on a routine patrol in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Kirsten Frederickson (left...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSG Christopher Calkins, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. The Soldier on the left is carrying a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), (Special Operations Capable), conduct a joint raid with Iraqi Security Forces in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2004, in an effort to bring stability to one of the Muqtada al-Sadr Militia strong points in the city.  The 11th MEU is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Matthew S. Richards) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), (Spec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

U.S. Army SPEC. Steven Kissick receives a haircut at Camp Hotel, An Najaf Province, Iraq, on Aug. 14, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.  (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Ashley Brokop) (Released)

U.S. Army SPEC. Steven Kissick receives a haircut at Camp Hotel, An Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hotel State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Ashley Brokop, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Embedded reporters photograph US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), as they enter their AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Embedded reporters photograph US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), patrol looking for enemy insurgents along the outskirts of the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), captured while conducting combat operations against Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosiv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose with 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Two Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Artwork showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), exchanging fire with Muqtada Militia snipers in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Artwork showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper, 11th Marine Expeditio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

U.S. Army SGT. Hugo Rivera, Bravo Company, 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), takes notes on needed repairs at an Iraqi school in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Sept. 7, 2004.  The 11th MEU is working together with the local Iraqi people in An Najaf and Kufa after the fighting ceased Aug. 28, 2004. (USMC PHOTO by CPL. Matthew S. Richards) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Hugo Rivera, Bravo Company, 425th Civil Affairs Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found at Muqtada Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A United Kingdom 94mm Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) 80, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, is displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

A United Kingdom 94mm Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) 80, found by Iraqi ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A United Kingdom 94mm Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) 80, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe ho... More

A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-shot grenade launcher (center), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special erations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization...

A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A 9 mm Model 12 Baretta sub-machine gun (top) and an unidentified 6-shot grenade launcher (center), found by Iraqi Security Forc... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), are on patrol looking for enemy insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commandos practice entering a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commandos practice entering a USMC AAV7A1 A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) who is helping to train Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commandos as they practice entering and exiting a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

040828-F-8946M-003 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Cavalry Regiment (2-7 CAV), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CD), Soldier (left) provides security as USA LT. COL. James Rainey (middle), Commanding Officer (CO), 2-7 CAV, 3 BCT, and US Marine Corps (USMC) COL. Anthony M. Haslam (right), CO, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), confer during a tour of downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), to see if the Muqtada Militia have left the Imam Ali Shrine. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-8946M-003 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), captured while conducting combat operations against Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosiv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A U.S. Marine Corps Marine, Romeo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), stands guard with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle as Iraqi workers rebuild an Iraqi school An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2004. The 11th MEU is working together with the local Iraqi people in An Najaf and Kufa after the fighting ceased Aug. 28, 2004. (USMC PHOTO by CPL. Matthew S. Richards) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps Marine, Romeo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) transceiver (green), circa 1950's, other communications equipment, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Gr Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority leader of the Hawza (Najaf), al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security...

A Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) transceiver (green), circ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) transceiver (green), circa 1950's, and other communications equipment, found by Ira... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) (bottom), RPG-7 grenade launchers (top) and RPG-18 light anti-armour weapons (center, left), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) (bottom), RPG-7 gren...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) (bottom), RPG-7 grenade launchers (top) and RPG-18 light anti-armour weapons (... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Secu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), looks for enemy insurgent snipers in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), keeps watch, while other members of his unit rest, looking for enemy insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), stand by to assist two Iraqi Ambulances in preparation to taking wounded Iraqis to a nearby hospital in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A large number of 120 mm Hight Explosive (HE) bombs (front) and 82 mm Type 52 HE mortar rounds (rear), found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

A large number of 120 mm Hight Explosive (HE) bombs (front) and 82 mm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A handmade wooden-sided box with a metal floor, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

A handmade wooden-sided box with a metal floor, found by Iraqi Securit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A handmade wooden-sided box with a metal floor, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in ... More

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), ree 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles, RPG-3 grenades and 82 mm Type 53 mortar rounds (bottom), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among e city and are in direct violation of e peace agreement between e Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious auority and leader of e Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by...

Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammuniti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two RPG-7 launchers (left), various sand bags, bandoliers and ammunition cans (top, center), three 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifles,... More

Various types of sighting devices and binoculars, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in...

Various types of sighting devices and binoculars, found by Iraqi Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Various types of sighting devices and binoculars, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house i... More

US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Charles Scott (right), Civil Affairs (CA) Office of the 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), visits with the Mishkub Bank manager to discuss financial improvements throughout the An Najaf province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A videographer (left) documents the event

US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Charles Scott (right), Civil Affairs (CA) Of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Assad Altaee Abu Guilal, Governor of An Najaf Province, takes a tour of the Najaf Iraqi Police Academy, during its official grand opening. The academy is the third of its kind in the country where new recruits will train to become part of Iraqi Police Forces (IPF). This project is one of many that the United States and Coalition Forces are actively participating in, to help establish the country of Iraq's infrastructure during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Assad Altaee Abu Guilal, Governor of An Najaf Province, takes a tour o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Hotel, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 240th MP Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn Release Status: ... More

A night vision view of a U.S. Marine Corps Marines, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), conducting an early morning raid on an abandoned school house suspected of housing Anti-Coalition Forces in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2004.  The 11th MEU and Iraqi National Guard units continue to battle Anti-Coalition Forces in the An Najaf area.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Dick Kotecki) (Released)

A night vision view of a U.S. Marine Corps Marines, Alpha Company, Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

Artwork showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), exchanging fire with Muqtada Militia snipers from a rooftop in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Artwork showing US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), work to clear buildings of Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

040828-F-8946M-006 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Cavalry Regiment (2-7 CAV), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CD), Soldier stands up through the roof turret of a USA M1114 Up-Armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) while on patrol through downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), to see if the Muqtada Militia have left the Imam Ali Shrine. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-8946M-006 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), captured while conducting combat operations against Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosiv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A 14.5 mm KPV machine gun on a ZGU-1 light Anti Aircraft mount (center), found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, is lined up with other weapons and ammunition captured in the raid at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

A 14.5 mm KPV machine gun on a ZGU-1 light Anti Aircraft mount (center...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A large number of mortar tubes and other weapons and ammunition, found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004.  Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton) (Released)

A large number of mortar tubes and other weapons and ammunition, found...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A large number of 14.5 mm KPV machine gun rounds (front), unopened crates of M131 Modular Pack Mine Systems (MOPMS) and an unopened case of blasting caps (center, rear), found at Muqtada Al Sadr's office in Old City Najaf, Iraq, are lined up at Forward Operating Base Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq, by U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable) on Sept. 10, 2004. Iraqi Intervention Forces, Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Police, with the assistance of representatives for the Governor of An Najaf, coordinated a raid of Al Sadr's office and discovered this armament behind a freshly plastered wall. (USMC PHOTO by CWO2 Matthew D....

A large number of 14.5 mm KPV machine gun rounds (front), unopened cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of 14.5 mm KPV machine gun rounds (front), unopened crates of M131 Modular Pack Mine Systems (MOPMS) and an unope... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Donald Wagers and USA SSG Walter Deller, 940th Military Police (MP), Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), assisted by an interpreter, sign over custody of five cases of ammunition to an Iraqi Police station in town of Waffa, in the Najaf province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Donald Wagers and USA SSG Walter De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Waffa State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A night vision view of a U.S. Marine Corps Marine, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (Special Operations Capable), as he stands ready with his 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during combat operations in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2004.  The 11th MEU and Iraqi National Guard units continue to battle Anti-Coalition Forces in the An Najaf area.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Dick Kotecki) (Released)

A night vision view of a U.S. Marine Corps Marine, Alpha Company, Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

A female Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), pose for a picture prior to conducting a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Two of the Soldiers are holding the 7.62 mm AK-47 assault rifle.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), poses with a 7.62 mm PKM light machine gun while preparing to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq.  Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

An Iraqi Army Soldier with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William D. Stevens, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), looks out a hole in a wall scanning for enemy insurgents while standing guard in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. USMC Corporal (CPL) Robert Fowler and US Navy (USN) HM-3 Shawn Doc Campbell, 11th MEU SOC lie asleep on the floor in the foreground

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) William D. Stevens, Alpha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Captured weapons and munitions found and seized during vehicle inspections conducted by Iraqi Police (IP) at various vehicle checkpoints throughout An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Captured weapons and munitions found and seized during vehicle inspect...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commandos practice exiting a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commandos practice exiting a USMC AAV7A1 Am...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Navy (USN) Seabees, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB-7) take a break to play with local Iraqi children while building a school and working to improve the water, electrical, and sanitation facilities in a small Bedouin village on the outskirts of Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Seabees, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB-7) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Todd Frantom, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Combat Cameraman photographs a USMC Marine, Company A (Co. A), Battalion Landing Team, (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th MEUSOC responding to an ambush set by Iraqi insurgents in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Dick Kotecki, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), catch a few moments of rest on a rooftop where they have been standing guard in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) train Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commandos as they practice entering and exiting a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commando fires his Tabuk 7.62 mm assault rifle as he exits a US Marine Corps (USMC) AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) Commando fires his Tabuk 7.62 mm assault...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Annette Kyriakides, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

040828-F-89646M-005 (Aug. 28, 2004)An Iraqi Police (IP) officer, holding a captured rocket launcher, poses for a photograph while on patrol through downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), the day after the Muqtada Militia peacefully left the Imam Ali Shrine. The IP are gathering weapons and are responsible for maintaining order as Najaf rebuilds after weeks of intense combat between the Muqtada Militia and Iraqi and US military forces. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-89646M-005 (Aug. 28, 2004)An Iraqi Police (IP) officer, holdi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

040828-F-8946M-002 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Cavalry Regiment (2-7 CAV), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CD), Soldier (left) checks the identification papers of an Iraqi man (right) during a walking patrol of downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), to see if the Muqtada Militia have left the Imam Ali Shrine. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-8946M-002 (AUG. 28, 2004)A US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

040828-F-8946M-007 (AUG. 28, 2004)Three US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Cavalry Regiment (2-7 CAV), 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CD), Soldiers are on patrol through downtown An Najaf, Najaf Province, Iraq (IRQ), to see if the Muqtada Militia have left the Imam Ali Shrine. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-8946M-007 (AUG. 28, 2004)Three US Army (USA) 2nd Battalion (B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), captured while conducting combat operations against Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosiv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), captured while conducting combat operations against Muqtada Militia insurgents in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These are some of the many weapons the US Marine Corps (USMC) Explosiv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 Matthew D. Middleton, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Various types of binoculars (left), rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) rounds, and RPG-7 grenade launchers, found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and...

Various types of binoculars (left), rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Various types of binoculars (left), rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) rounds, and RPG-7 grenade launchers, found by Iraqi Security ... More

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (rear), mortar rounds and mortar launchers (center) and various types of ammunition (front), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim...

A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and RPG launchers (rear), mortar rounds and mortar launchers (center) and vari... More

US Military, Iraqi Military and Iraqi top ranking Officials participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of new barracks for Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers, in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right: ING General (GEN) Uthman Ali Farhood, Commander, 50th ING Brigade; The Honorable Adnan al-Zurufi, Governor of An Najaf Province; ING Colonel (COL) Aqeel Khaleel Borhan, Commander, 405th ING Battalion; and US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq

US Military, Iraqi Military and Iraqi top ranking Officials participat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Donald Wagers and USA SSG Walter Deller, 940th Military Police (MP), Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), sign over custody of five cases of ammunition to an Iraqi Police station in town of Kuffa, in the Najaf province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Donald Wagers and USA SSG Walter De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kuffa State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More