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2nd LT. Jason C. Royal, (right), platoon leader, 2nd Plt., 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, shakes hand with an Iraqi while interpretor Luis translates June 23, 2005, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Jeremy D. Crisp.)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan J. Torres with 4th Kandak

An Afghan uniformed policeman fires down range during

Iraqi soldiers attending a train-the-trainer course

U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 4th Brigade, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi army Public Order Brigade soldiers search a field of rubble during a sweep for weapons and items used for making improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

An Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) simulates setting an ambush during a practice exercise at Camp Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi...

Iraqi Security Forces 1st Lt. Adnan, platoon leader

During a firefight, a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California returns enemy fire with his M9 9mm Beretta Pistol from a protected position, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Members of Iraqi National Guard (ING) along with escorts from 2nd Battalion (BN), 114th Field Artillery Regiment (FA REGT), 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), detain and search suspected insurgents homes during a raid near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Dogwood. This is a joint mission with the ING and 155 BCT resulting in the capture of over 25 suspected insurgent participants during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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U.S. servicemen stack supplies at a military camp in Zakhu. A collection of British L-85A1 Individual weapons and L-86A1 light support weapons are in the foreground. Military personnel in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Two Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldiers pose for a photograph outside of Erbil, in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A weapons cache of Chinese copies of Kalashnikov type 56 assault rifles, Russian PK rifle, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher and various munitions, found near A'Namaneah, Iraq, by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Kurdish evacuees relax outside a family housing complex used as their temporary lodging at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of approximately 2,400 Kurds from northern Iraq to avoid retaliation from Iraq for working with the US government and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Andersen AFB, while they go through the immigration process for residence in the United States

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Ron Napier, Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG), 120th Engineering Combat Battalion, operates a heavy duty earth mover to clear debris from a local street near Route 10 in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Policemen recruits shoot AK-47 during a firing training at the range in Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Soldiers from 3-187th Infantry Regiment and police officers from IPLO (International Police Liaison Organization) train the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), E/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) sets explosive charges on Iraqi ZPU-4 Anti-Aircraft guns found in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Marines shield themselves from flying debris as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in a courtyard in the city. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Jerry Walker of Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 7 (NEPMU-7) helps Kurdish women fill jugs with purified water at a refugee camp outside the city of Zakhu. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. A British army Land Rover 4x4 ambulance is in the background

Kurdish Peshmerga contract guards cleaning their weapons, a variation of the AK-47 with folding buttstock. These Peshmergas are employed as bodyguards and drivers for US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel at the USACE compound in Dohuk, northern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Base: Dahuk

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV, Usace

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Candid portrait of an Iraqi woman outside of Dohuk, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Chadian Soldiers conduct a beach infiltration training

Australian army trainers demonstrate to Iraqi security

US Army (USA) Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civilian, Billy Sellin (left, center in uniform), Resident Engineer, Balad Air Base (AB) Resident Office, Gulf Region North (GRN), speaks with several civilian subcontractors about the construction progress of the new medical supply warehouse at the Logistical Support Area (LSA) Balad, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Belmar, N.J., Feb. 4, 2013 -- Pile drivers are in place, in multiple locations, along what will be the new boardwalk in Belmar, pushing pilings 25 feet deep into the sand to serve as support for the walkway. Epic Management, Incorporated has entered into a contract with the Borough of Belmar with an April 30 contract deadline date. Photo by Sharon Karr/FEMA

US Army SPECIALIST Michael Boguth, Alpha Company, 2nd of the 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, demonstrates one of the four firing positions of a AT-4 (Anti-tank Variation Four); the sitting position. The others are standing, kneeling and another sitting position. The class was given at Range #6 just outside of Mogadishu Airport. Straight on shot of an abandoned and dilapidated building with overturned Soviet trucks inside. The building is located at an abandoned Soviet Base north of Sword Base and is being prepared for destruction. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Two Iraqi Kurd men and a young boy pose for a photograph inside the market place in Kirkuk, Iraq, photo taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Egyptian ranger battalion stands in formation holding AK-47 assault rifles in a demonstration for visiting dignitaries during Operation Desert Shield.

Peshmerga soldiers teach counter-improvised explosive

Army Spc. Tyler Gifford, 109th Transportation Company,

An Italian trainer observes a Peshmerga solider looking

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Sarah J. Rogers, 369th Transportation (TRANS) Detachment, Contract Supervision, Texas Army National Guard (ANG), writes home while transiting RAF Mildenhall, UK

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