Aleksander Kwasniewski (in suit), President of the Republic of Poland, discusses the state of military affairs in Iraq with US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Ricardo Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force 7 (CJTF-7), during a meeting at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq (IRQ) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Aleksander Kwasniewski (in suit), President of the Republic of Poland, discusses the state of military affairs in Iraq with US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Ricardo Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force 7 (CJTF-7), during a meeting at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq (IRQ) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Baghdad International Airport

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Verlin Levi Collins, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War

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.