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Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division move through an orchard during Operation Desert Scorpion. The operation is an effort to disrupt terrorist activities near Rushdie Mula, Iraq. The photo was taken on the morning of 19 April 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol 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)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol 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)

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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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Mahmudiyah

State: Baghdad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD

Scene Camera Operator: SFC David D. Isakson, USA

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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company b company infantry battalion infantry battalion airborne division conduct st airborne division conduct patrol search vehicle desert scorpion operation desert scorpion effort activities rushdie mula rushdie mula iraq afternoon army army photo david isakson sergeant army infantry us army infantry united states military operation iraqi freedom department of defense pentagon us army command dod airborne division 1st class us army high resolution operation iraqi freedom scene major command airborne division conduct class david sfc david us national archives