A new Iraqi police officer at Al.Magdad Police Station, Kirkuk, Iraq, waits to greet the arriving US Congressmen. Six congressmen participated in an operational overview tour of new Iraqi police facilities and US air bases in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Kirkuk
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, 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
02/11/2003
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