Similar
![New York City, [shortly before 10th anniversary of] September 11, 2001 terrorist attack: [site of the World Trade Center bombing; memorial to victims; surrounding environment; and urban vistas]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTQvMTIvMzEvbmV3LXlvcmstY2l0eS1zaG9ydGx5LWJlZm9yZS0xMHRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LW9mLXNlcHRlbWJlci0xMS0yMDAxLXRlcnJvcmlzdC1mZjAxMGQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "New York City, [shortly before 10th anniversary of] September 11, 2001 terrorist attack: [site of the World Trade Center bombing; memorial to victims; surrounding environment; and urban vistas]")
Related
US Navy (USN) Seabees from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, Jacksonville, Florida (FL) prepare the frame of the foundation of a community center building during a construction project at Al-Asad, Iraq (IRQ), on August 22, 2004. The Seabees are currently deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Al Asad
State: Al Anbar
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jorge A. Rodriguez, 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.
Tags
Date
22/08/2004
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Copyright info
No known copyright restrictions
