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Secretary of the Army, Honorable Francis J. Harvey is escorted out of the DMAIN Facility, Forward Operating Base Spiecher, Tikrit, Iraq by MAJ. Gen. Thomas R. Turner, Commanding General Mutli-National Division-North Central (right) and COL. Mark Ritter, CHIEF of STAFF, 101st Airborne Division (left). A tour was established of the DMAIN facility to show Secretary Harvey the capabilities and equipment used by the 101st Airborne Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Camp Speicher
State: Tikrit
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABN DIV AA
Scene Camera Operator: SSG Alfred Johnson, USA
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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