U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, gather around a the light of a bonfire during the New Year's Eve Bonfire Party at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)
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Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SFC Erwin Orbe, 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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