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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, carry their 7.62 mm Tabuk assault rifles, as they back crawl through a barbed wire obstacle course, while conducting training outside Camp Hurricane Point near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commando, armed with 5.56 mm Tabuk assault rifle, approaches a locked door while practicing building and room clearing techniques during training conducted near Camp Hurricane Point, located on the outskirts of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, carry their 7.62 mm Tabuk assault rifles, as they back crawl through a barbed wire obstacle course, while conducting training outside Camp Hurricane Point near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, armed with 5.56 mm Tabuk assault rifles, rush towards their objective after dismounting from their lightweight utility vehicle, during a vehicle assault drill held outside Camp Hurricane Point near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Camp Hurricane Point
State: Al Anbar
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
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