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Major (MAJ) David Fitz-Patrick, US Air Force (USAF), Chaplain, serves Holy Communion to US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Casey Schwab, 300th Military Police Company (MPC), during a Catholic Mass Service at the Convoy Supply Center (CSC) located in Scania, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Steven Keith, Chaplain, delivers a Christian sermon during the Christmas Eve candlelight service at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq (IRQ) for the USAF members of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) (right) receives Communion from MAJ Dan Bergbower, USAF, Chaplain, 438th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), during Roman Catholic Mass, while deployed at an undisclosed forward location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. (Chaplain) Steven Voyt (left), a Catholic Chaplain, and LT. COL. Bob Champion, Deputy Commander of Operations of the 416th Air Expeditionary Group, put a large LT. COL. rank on MAJ. (Chaplain) Michael Moore, a Protestant chaplain deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., during a hail and farewell ceremony at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 27, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

Commander (CDR) Joseph Scordo, US Navy (USN), Chaplain, performs Catholic Mass for US Military personnel at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

U.S. Air Force 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Airmen stand at attention during a Veteran's Day Retreat Ceremony at Kirkuk AB, Iraq, on Nov. 11, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Adrian Cadiz) (Released)

US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Daria Jones, 250th Forward Surgical Team (FST) (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), mans a respirator for an Iraqi civilian caught in a blast, set by insurgents, outside the gates of Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Major (MAJ) Tom Wheatley (background left), USA, Chaplain, 173rd Brigade and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Joseph Vu, USAF, Chaplin, 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), meet with Iraqi religious leaders to discussed the upcoming election of an executive religious council in Kirkuk, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marvin Hipolito, 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) First Sergeant, poses for a photo at the Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ) dining facility on Christmas day during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Joseph Vu, US Air Force (USAF), Chaplain, 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), conducts Catholic Mass for US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 112th Infantry Battalion at Kirkuk, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Kirkuk Air Base

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Williams, 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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In a temporary medical clinic, US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Jonathan Leong, a Brigade Surgeon with the 173rd Airborne, treats a local man in a small village outside of Al Hawijah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Left to right, are US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Abe Caceres, SPC Steven Stocking and Sergeant (SGT) Michael Grabski, all with the 2/503rd Battalion, patrol an area litered with abandoned munitions in a local village near Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Ashey, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Finance Office, 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, charges his 9 mm M9 Pistol prior to departing his office to pay local national personnel during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Soldiers from 2/14th Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, rest in the shade while waiting to go to the airport. The battalion recently departed Somalia after being there in support of UNOSOM II

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) B. P. McCoy (center), Commanding Officer (CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (7th Marine Regiment), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC) 29 Palms, California (CA), and USMC Major (MAJ) Boyce (left), Executive Officer (XO), 3/4, speak with the Police CHIEF and the head Sheik of Anah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Military Academy training site located near Kabul, Afghanistan, where USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) are helping to train new recruits in the ANA. Pictured are USA Brigadier General (BGEN) John H. Kern (bottom left), ander, 352nd Civil Affairs and (CFC); (USA) National Guard BGEN Dean A. Youngman, Kentucky (KT) Adjutant General; USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) McDonnell; USA Lieutenant General (LGEN) Bryan D. Brown, ander, USA Special Operation and (SOC); also USA Major General (MGEN) Geoffrey C. Lambert (upper right), anding General, USA Special Forces...

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

STAFF SGT. Andrew Dara of the 4-23 Infantry Battalion, Bravo Company,172nd Stryker Brigade walks a detainee back to a stryker after the detainee tested positive for some explosive chemicals being on his hands at a Traffic Control Point (TCP) in Mosul in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Clydell Kinchen) (Released)

U.S. Army Military Police Cpl. Jordan and Spc. St.

Iraqi soldiers receive a basic Photoshop class in order

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division conduct a patrol and search a vehicle during Operation Desert Scorpion. The operation is an effort to disrupt terrorist activities near Rushdie Mula, Iraq. The photo was taken on the afternoon of April 20, 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

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