US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Reggie J. Fox, a Squad Leader with 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division (AD), armed with Colt 5.56mm M4/M4A1 Carbine assault weapon, on an Iraqi street, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is in the background

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.