An Iraqi dental professional (right) poses a technical question to US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Gloria Torres (right, seated), Prosthodontist, 257th Medical Company (Dental Service), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), during a dental symposium conducted in the 31st Combat Support Hospital (CSH) Dental Clinic in Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. This symposium provided the opportunity to perform dental implant surgery in a combat theater of operations for the very first time and to offer an educational exchange program for Iraqi dental professionals

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An Iraqi dental professional (right) poses a technical question to US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Gloria Torres (right, seated), Prosthodontist, 257th Medical Company (Dental Service), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), during a dental symposium conducted in the 31st Combat Support Hospital (CSH) Dental Clinic in Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. This symposium provided the opportunity to perform dental implant surgery in a combat theater of operations for the very first time and to offer an educational exchange program for Iraqi dental professionals

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Baghdad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, 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.