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U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Cynthia Pace (right), Medical Technician, 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, Balad Air Base, Iraq, evaluates the condition of U. S. Army STAFF SGT. James Lightbourne, 38th Personnel Services Battalion, 1ST Infantry Division, on Sept. 18, 2004, prior to medical evacuation to Landstuhl, Germany, for follow on medical treatment during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Rob Jensen) (Released)
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Base: Balad Air Base
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF
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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18/09/2004
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The U.S. National Archives
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