U.S. Army Soldiers, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), perform on an engine borescope on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Baghdad Province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2006. (A3606) (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

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U.S. Army Soldiers, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), perform on an engine borescope on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Baghdad Province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2006. (A3606) (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda

State: Baghdad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SFC Orbe, USA

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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13/10/2006

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The U.S. National Archives

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