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US Navy (USN) Commodore (CMDR) James R. Wyatt (left) Commanding Officer, Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9), discuses the importance of the operation and maintenance of the P-3C Orion assets with Pakistan Navy Rear Admiral (RADM) Shahid Iqbal (foreground right) Commander, Task Force 150 (CTF-150), during RADM Iqbal's visit at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar. RADM Iqbal is visiting to learn more about the operation and maintenance of the P-3C Orion asset. VP-9 is currently on deployment to both 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Operation (AOR), conducting reconnaissance and maritime patrol operations supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha
Country: Qatar (QAT)
Scene Camera Operator: MCSN John T. Jackson, USN
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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20/06/2006
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The U.S. National Archives
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