An interpreter asks a detainee about his medical history as part of the in processing at a detention center located at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Danger, Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The camp operates under strict guidelines concerning the handling and medical treatment of detainees. The 42nd Military Police Company (MP CO) runs the camp's day-to-day operations and the command and control aspects of the center are regulated by the 642nd Military Intelligence Battalion (MI BN)
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Base: Camp Danger
State: At Ta 'Mim
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 42nd Infantry Division
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Day, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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