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U.S. Air Force CAPT Timothy Welch (right), commander, 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, briefs the Secretary Air Force Dr. James Roche (2nd from right), Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General John Jumper (left), and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, Gerald Murray (2nd from left), on local operations and equipment used by explosive ordnance personnel during a visit at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 10, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Adrian Cadiz) (Released)
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Base: Kirkuk Air Base
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Adrian Cadiz
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
10/11/2004
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The U.S. National Archives
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