South Dakota Army National Guard (SDARNG) Sergeant (SGT) Ryan Brayton and other Crewmembers monitor the crane recovery operation of an overturned Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Cargo Vehicle accident near Tikrit, Iraq (IRQ). This activity was in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (A3566)
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SSG David Fischer, Sdarng
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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Date
25/05/2004
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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