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A completely marble inlaid bathroom with a large sunken bathtub, toilet and bidet in one of Saddam Husseins palaces in downtown Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A completely marble inlaid bathroom with a large sunken bathtub, toile...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) troop with the Combat Service Support Company 121 (CSSC-121) trims an Explosive Resistant Coating (ERC) from an armored High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) door, at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) troop with the Combat Service Support Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC 121 Scene Camera Oper... More

A suicide bomb vest discovered in a Baghdad school during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A suicide bomb vest discovered in a Baghdad school during Operation IR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

Interior of a warehouse where hundreds of human skeletal remains were found in wooden caskets and on the floor. (Substandard image)

Interior of a warehouse where hundreds of human skeletal remains were ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Mark Lowe, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Bedding material and water containers found inside an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut

Bedding material and water containers found inside an Iraqi Armory in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: L... More

Interior of a warehouse where hundreds of human skeletal remains are in wooden caskets. (Substandard image)

Interior of a warehouse where hundreds of human skeletal remains are i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Mark Lowe, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A secured schoolhouse containing a cache of calibrated munitions and manufacturing tools

A secured schoolhouse containing a cache of calibrated munitions and m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

Interior of a warehouse where human skeletal remains are found on the floor or in wooden boxes. (Substandard image)

Interior of a warehouse where human skeletal remains are found on the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Mark Lowe, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Various sets of crystal and chinaware found in the basement, in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Various sets of crystal and chinaware found in the basement, in one of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

A pair of ornate Chinese-like vases with golden dragon figurines attached, in one of Saddam Husseins palaces in downtown Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A pair of ornate Chinese-like vases with golden dragon figurines attac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

Materials found inside a factory used to produce bombs, in Baghdad, Iraq. The factory building was seized by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to 1/7 C/Company 1ST Platoon, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Materials found inside a factory used to produce bombs, in Baghdad, Ir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Micheal J. Glowacki, USMC Release Status: Release... More

An Iraqi workspace and stockpile of rocket propelled grenades and various explosives, secured on patrol by the 7th Marine Regiment Combat Operations Center (COC), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi workspace and stockpile of rocket propelled grenades and vari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Two 82mm mortars found in a weapons cache on the side of the highway near Az Zubayr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two 82mm mortars found in a weapons cache on the side of the highway n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

Two local Iraqi bakers prepare to bake several patches of bread inside their bakery near Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two local Iraqi bakers prepare to bake several patches of bread inside...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

In a Baghdad residential neighborhood these cases of C-4 explosives were found in front of the school during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, it is now secured

In a Baghdad residential neighborhood these cases of C-4 explosives we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew ... More

A row of green cans found in a captured Iraqi military truck halted by 3rd the Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1) in Al Fajr, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A row of green cans found in a captured Iraqi military truck halted by...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A US Air Force Security Police (SP) armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle provides airfield security for a International Red Cross (IRC) Beechcraft 1900 Executive-Liner aircraft, as supplies are offloaded at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The IRC aircraft is the first civilian aircraft that landed on the commercial runway sense the start of the Operation

A US Air Force Security Police (SP) armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Re... More

Graphite sketch of the detail brick work at World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division and with the participation of United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of the detail brick work at World War One (WWI) Al Kut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division and with the participation of United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division and with the participation of United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Ink and Brush sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division and with the participation of United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Ink and Brush sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division and with the participation of United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division Bugler Corporal (CPL) McAdams, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of a World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division and with the participation of United Kingdom (UK) forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of the World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Graphite sketch of the detail brick work at World War One (WWI) Al Kut War Cemetery re-commemoration ceremony with a Bugler from the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, Corporal (CPL) McAdams, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of the detail brick work at World War One (WWI) Al Kut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (with plow attachment), of 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), 1ST Marine Division (MD), positioned at intersection near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) (with plow a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1), moves to the front of the convoy north of An Nasareyah, Iraq on March 25, 2003, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), left, maneuvers near a USMC Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1), in order to fire during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), left, man...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) and an Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (AAVP7A1) with Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, roll past a vandalized painting of Saddam Hussein near the town of Salman Pak during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) and an Ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC ... More

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers in order to fire during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) maneuvers in order to fire durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) with Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, 7th Marines leaves a Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) outside of Kerbala, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) with Charl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC ... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) (foreground) and a US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three Two Three (VMFA-323), prepare to launch from the flight deck on board the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64). The Constellation and Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) are deployed conducting combat missions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles E. Alvarado, USN Release Status: Released to... More

A row of green 120mm mortars found in a captured Iraqi military truck halted by 3rd the Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1) in Al Fajr, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A row of green 120mm mortars found in a captured Iraqi military truck ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A secured Russian 37 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun M1939 one of several Iraqi anti-aircraft guns and munitions found during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A secured Russian 37 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun M1939 one of sever...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Abdul Anbari, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Abdul Anbari, Door GUNNER, assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

As the day gets hotter and more cars utilize the roads in the early afternoon, Traffic Officers begin their daily routine of keeping the traffic moving in downtown Karbala City, Iraq

As the day gets hotter and more cars utilize the roads in the early af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd BN 7th MAR Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan... More

Using a car, Iraqi civilians drag a statue of Saddam Hussein down the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Using a car, Iraqi civilians drag a statue of Saddam Hussein down the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. An... More

Iraqi vendors on a street corner in Al Nu'maniyah, Iraq, selling their wares, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi vendors on a street corner in Al Nu'maniyah, Iraq, selling their...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

An Iraqi girl leans out of a civilian car and waves near highway 8 near Ad Diwaniya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi girl leans out of a civilian car and waves near highway 8 nea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC ... More

A line of civilian cars forms at the central fuel station in Karbala City, Iraq

A line of civilian cars forms at the central fuel station in Karbala C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL N... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, on a street-by-street foot patrol in the city of Baghdad near Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

Using a car, Iraqi civilians drag a statue of Saddam Hussein down the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Using a car, Iraqi civilians drag a statue of Saddam Hussein down the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. An... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantry provide security in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, on a street corner in Al Nu'maniyah, next to an Iraqi taxi cab

US Marine Corps (USMC) Infantry provide security in support of Operati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A typical traffic scene on a Baghdad street, during Operation Iraqi Freedom

A typical traffic scene on a Baghdad street, during Operation Iraqi Fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing a USMC M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, equipped with a Mine Plough System, located along Route one, in Southern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC, M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, making enemy contact as they attempt to cross the New Saddam Bridge located in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The road ahead was un-passable at the time due to anti-tank mines that were later cleared

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Videographer from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), poses with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle at his fighting hole near Az Zubayr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Videographer from the 1ST Battalion, 7...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Maurice Summersel, assigned to Romeo/Battery, 5/10, stands by his M198 155mm towed howitzer as he waits for his next fire mission in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Maurice Summersel, assigned to R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andreas A. Plaza, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to gun two, L/Battery, 1ST Marine Division, fire their M198 155mm Howitzer towards Iraq, at Camp Matilda, Kuwait, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to gun two, L/Battery, 1ST Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andreas A. Plaza, USMC Release Status: Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Bruce Stumbo (right), and USMC LCPL Robert Bales (left), carry a stretcher to a waiting ambulance as part of litter training during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Camp Ripper, Kuwait. All the Marines are carrying 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and gas masks. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Bruce Stumbo (right), and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Re... More

Sitting atop his M1A1 Abrams tank, the Green Mile, next to the bore evacuator, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Carlos Castellanos, Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, cleans his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle" during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM at Camp Ripper, Kuwait. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Sitting atop his M1A1 Abrams tank, the Green Mile, next to the bore ev...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Zachary, 4th Marine Division Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN) Communications Platoon stabilizes the head of USMC LCPL Jario Gonzales, during litter training during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM at Camp Ripper, Kuwait. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Zachary, 4th Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Re... More

A US Marines (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight turns rotors for a function check. The Sea Knight will serve as an airlift medical evacuation (Medevac) asset for British forces and US Marines when they get the go signal to carry out a battle plan for war with Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

A US Marines (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight turns rotors for a function check...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan L. Swann, a 155mm Howitzer Cannoneer with Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), organizes 7.62mm rounds for a M240G 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun on a truck during a convoy to set up field artillery on Bubyan Island, Kuwait, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan L. Swann, a 155mm Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Bridge Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan L. Swann, a 155mm Howitzer Cannoneer with Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), mans an M240G 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun on a 5-ton truck during a convoy on Bubyan Island, Kuwait, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan L. Swann, a 155mm Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Bridge Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

On board the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), an unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) assigned as aviator with Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three Two Three (VMFA-323), dons his flight gear in preparation for a mission, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

On board the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Prince A Hughes, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, in their skirmisher holes in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) protection gear in prepare for an in coming Scud missile attack launched by Iraq into Northern Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, in their skirmisher holes in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) protection gear in prepare for an in coming Scud missile attack launched by Iraq into Northern Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), D/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, uses a 7.62mm M14 rifle to neutralize land mines on a road near the Kuwait-Iraq border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston, Commander US Marine Forces Central Command, meets with US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) David Hatchel, 384th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS), during his visit to the Marine Hercules Aircraft Group, co-located with the deployed 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The ELRS provides jet fuel for Marine and Air Force aircraft. The 384th AEW and Marine Hercules Aircraft Group are here supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston, Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Commanding Officer, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton California (CA), speaks to members of the air wing attachments in preparation to cross the Line of Departure (LOL). The LOL is an imaginary line to coordinate the beginning of the attack when they get the go signal to carry out a battle plan for war with Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Commanding...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USM... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, stand watch with their FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) at the ready, after the first phase of their operations in Southern Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

A view of an abandoned look out post with broken windows, located near the Iraqi border, as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines patrol along the border in Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A view of an abandoned look out post with broken windows, located near...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Mr. Matt Green, a Videographer for ABC News London, gives a gesture of support while embedded with US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), on patrol along the border in Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Mr. Matt Green, a Videographer for ABC News London, gives a gesture of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

The sign for the Kuwait-Iraq police border post as seen from behind the security fence and concertina wire as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines patrol along the border in Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The sign for the Kuwait-Iraq police border post as seen from behind th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, in their skirmisher holes in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) protection gear in prepare for an in coming Scud missile attack launched by Iraq into Northern Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Re... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Donald T. Utley cleans his 12.7mm M2 .50 machine gun, while staged in Camp Coyote, Kuwait, in preparation for the upcoming convoy into Iraq and on to Jalibah Airbase in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Donald T. Utley cleans his 12.7mm M2 .50 machine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher H. Fitzgerald Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston, Commander US Marine Forces Central Command, is shown into the Marine Corps Operations building, dubbed "The Mahogany Palace" during a visit to the Marine Hercules Aircraft Group co-located with the deployed 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The 384th AEW and Marine Hercules Aircraft Group are here supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston, Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston (left), Commander US Marine Forces Central Command, meets and greets his troops during a visit to the Marine Hercules Aircraft Group co-located with the deployed 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The 384th AEW and Marine Hercules Aircraft Group are here supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston (lef...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

In anticipation of war with Iraq, Sergeant (SGT) Marcus F. Earl, left, the wire chief for Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) and Corporal (CPL) Travis S. Geisler, a Cannonneer with Sierra Battery (BLT) 2/1, 15th MEU (SOC) screw fuses onto the top of 155mm howitzer rounds in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In anticipation of war with Iraq, Sergeant (SGT) Marcus F. Earl, left,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Paul C. Holter III, a 155mm howitzer gunner with Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), draws the Texas state flag on a round, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Paul C. Holter III, a 155mm howi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

While staged at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, First Lieutenant (1LT) Mary Antonelli and Second Lieutenant (2LT) Destry, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373rd, plan a route into Iraq and on to Jalibah Airbase in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

While staged at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, First Lieutenant (1LT) Mary Anton...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher H. Fitzgerald Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, dig a defensive position near their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), while wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, while on patrol along the border in Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Light Armored Recon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

In a row, 155mm howitzer rounds stand ready to firing by Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

In a row, 155mm howitzer rounds stand ready to firing by Sierra Batter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, use a 7.62mm M14 sniper rifle to disposal of landmines spotted along the Kuwait-Iraqi border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Brigadier General (BGEN) J. B. Dutton and Commanding Officer (CO) of the 3rd Commando Brigade, British Royal Marines (BRM), signs a 155mm howitzer round set to be the first field artillery round fired into Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Brigadier General (BGEN) J. B. Dutton and Commanding Officer (CO) of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston (left), Commander US Marine Forces Central Command, meets and greets his troops during a visit to the Marine Hercules Aircraft Group co-located with the deployed 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The 384th AEW and Marine Hercules Aircraft Group are here supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston (lef...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 5th Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5) 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, man defensive fighting position in Northern Kuwait, wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear. The Marines of RCT-5 moved north from Kuwait in to Iraq in the first phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 5th Regimental C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, in their skirmisher holes in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) protection gear in prepare for an in coming Scud missile attack launched by Iraq into Northern Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Re... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, use a 7.62mm M14 sniper rifle to disposal of landmines spotted along the Kuwait-Iraqi border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, use a tripod mounted telescope and binoculars to spot landmines from the dirt berms located along the Kuwait-Iraqi border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Brigadier General (BGEN) J. B. Dutton, right and Commanding Officer (CO) of the 3rd Commando Brigade, British Royal Marines (BRM), chats with US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CAPT) Brad G. Grosvenor, Commanding Officer (CO), Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marines Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), during a visit prior to the start of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Brigadier General (BGEN) J. B. Dutton, right and Commanding Officer (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston (left), Commander US Marine Forces Central Command, meets US Air Force (USAF) troops from 384th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) after a visit to the Marine Hercules Aircraft Group co-located with the deployed 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The ELRS, POL (petroleum, oil and lubricant) Flight, provides jet fuel for USMC and USAF aircraft. The 384th AEW and Marine Hercules Aircraft Group are here supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Earl B. Hailston (lef...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Travis S. Geisler, a Cannonneer for Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable (SOC), screw fuses onto the top of 155mm rounds in preparation for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Travis S. Geisler, a Cannonneer ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (left), Commanding Officer, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton California (CA), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) stop for a portrait prior to crossing the Line of Departure (LOL). The LOL is an imaginary line to coordinate the beginning of the attack when they carry out the battle plan for war with Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (left), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USM... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER GUNNERY Sergeant (MGYSGT) Philip J. Corneilson Jr., Military Operations (S-3), 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), tethers a chicken to its cage. The chicken functions as an early warning device in case of a gas attack during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER GUNNERY Sergeant (MGYSGT) Philip J. Corn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1ST Tank Battalion, Charlie Company, waits in the in the Dispersal Area (DA) near the Iraqi border in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC Marines assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, aboard an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), watching enemy equipment burn after being destroyed by air support outside of Al Bassarah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three Two Three (VMFA-323) flies a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Strike Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby,M USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A view of the sleeping quarters inside an abandoned Iraqi military outpost located near the Kuwait-Iraq border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A view of the sleeping quarters inside an abandoned Iraqi military out...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, stand watch with their FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) at the ready, after the first phase of their operations in Southern Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

A local Iraqi civilian campsite located near the Kuwait-Iraqi border as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, conduct patrols during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A local Iraqi civilian campsite located near the Kuwait-Iraqi border a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) leads the convoy as 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, travels a dirt road near the Kuwait-Iraqi border while on patrol during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) leads the conv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Holden Hodgdon, from Los Alamos, New Mexico, with 3/11 Lima Battery, eats a Meal Ready To Eat (MRE) between artillery fire missions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Holden Hodgdon, from Los ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Marines Regiment Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andreas A. Pla... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC, M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) assigned to Delta/Company, and Charlie/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, with USMC AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters flying on the horizon minutes before crossing the line of departure (LOD) from Kuwait into Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Enemy Prisoners of War (POW) wait to be processed after being captured by US Marine Corps (USMC) troops of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Enemy Prisoners of War (POW) wait to be processed after being captured...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eder Dela Cruz, a Cannonneer for Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), fires a 155mm round from an M198 Towed Howitzer using a lanyard, in support Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eder Dela Cruz, a Cannonn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight turns rotors in preparation for an airlift medical evacuation (Medevac). The Sea Knight serves as an asset for British forces and US Marines when they get the go signal to carry out a battle plan for war with Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In the background, a pipeline that goes to Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP) located in Iraq is seen burning

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight turns rotors in preparation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Matthew M. Smith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

The charred remains of an Iraqi T-55 medium tank destroyed by Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion near the paper clip off route MSR (Main Supply Route) Tampa (Iraqi Highway 1) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

The charred remains of an Iraqi T-55 medium tank destroyed by Charlie ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

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