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US Army (USA) and Iraqi Army Officials attend the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right, USA Brigadier General (BGEN) Augustus L. Collins, Commander, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG); Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid, Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; and USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT). (A3597)

US Military, Iraqi Military and Iraqi top ranking Officials participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of new barracks for Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldiers, in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right: ING General (GEN) Uthman Ali Farhood, Commander, 50th ING Brigade; The Honorable Adnan al-Zurufi, Governor of An Najaf Province; ING Colonel (COL) Aqeel Khaleel Borhan, Commander, 405th ING Battalion; and US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq

Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid (foreground), Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; signs the documents accepting ownership of Forward Operating Base Hotel during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During the Ceremony US Army (USA) Commander of 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi National Guard, relinquished command to Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army

The Governor of Najaf, Iraq, The Honorable Assad Abu Ghalal al-Taiee (foreground left) sits with an unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Officer and a Iraqi Army Officer during a Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During the Ceremony US Army (USA) Commander of 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi National Guard, relinquished command to Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army

US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), signs the documentation giving control of Forward Operating Base Hotel to Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid, Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army, during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (A3597)

Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers deployed to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQ FREEDOM, pose for a photograph with Miss New York,├ Jaclyn Nesheiwat, in front of the Coalition Provisional Authority Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Pictured background left-to-right: US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer First Class (PO1) Crismon; US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Griger; US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Domingez, and USMC LCPL Henry

Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid (left), Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; receives a symbolic key to the city from USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two hundred seventy U.S. Army Soldiers from various units at Fort Hood and Fort Bliss, Texas, Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Carson, Co., stand in formation at Fort Hood, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2003, after returning home from Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Soldiers are preparing to enter Abrams Field House to participate in a Welcome Home Ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Grazyna U. Musick) (Released)

Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid (left), Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; receives a symbolic key to the city from USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) and Iraqi Army Officials attend the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Pictured foreground left-to-right, An unidentified Iraqi Army Officer; USA Brigadier General (BGEN) Augustus L. Collins, Commander, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG); Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid, Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; and USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT). (A3597)

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Najaf

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SFC Kevin W. Reeves, USA

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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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

U.S. Army Chaplain Avrohom Horovitz (right) holds the Torah as he prays during Yom Kippur Services at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 24, 2004, during Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Joseph P. Collins, Jr.) (Released)

Outgoing Commander Stabilization Force (COMSFOR) US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) William E. Ward, reviews Stabilization Force (SFOR) Multi-National Division troops along with Commander In CHIEF (CIC) Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Gregory G. Johnson and incoming COMSFOR USA Major General (MGEN) Virgil L. Packett II, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony

US Military Joint Service Medical Personnel provide assistance to a member of the An Najaf Iraqi Police Department, wounded during a mortar attack launched by Muqtada Militia in the vicinity of the Imam Ali Shrine in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) B. P. McCoy (center), Commanding Officer (CO), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (7th Marine Regiment), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center (MAGTFTC) 29 Palms, California (CA), and USMC Major (MAJ) Boyce (left), Executive Officer (XO), 3/4, speak with the Police CHIEF and the head Sheik of Anah, Iraq, during a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) High-ranking Officer visit the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Military Academy training site located near Kabul, Afghanistan, where USA Soldiers assigned to 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) are helping to train new recruits in the ANA. Pictured are USA Brigadier General (BGEN) John H. Kern (bottom left), ander, 352nd Civil Affairs and (CFC); (USA) National Guard BGEN Dean A. Youngman, Kentucky (KT) Adjutant General; USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) McDonnell; USA Lieutenant General (LGEN) Bryan D. Brown, ander, USA Special Operation and (SOC); also USA Major General (MGEN) Geoffrey C. Lambert (upper right), anding General, USA Special Forces...

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2-12 Calvary, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS), and Public Affairs (PA), is greeted by a group of local Iraqi children, near the White Gold projects in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Phillips, Augustus - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]

Lawrence, Augustus - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Roll Military Unit, L - Mo - Louisiana

Smith, Augustus A - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Twenty-first (Patton's) Infantry, Se - Z AND Roll Military Unit - Louisiana

US Army (USA) Charlie Company (C Co.), 1ST Battalion (BN), 8th Cavalry Regiment (1-8th CAV), 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Cavalry Division (CAV) Soldiers and Iraqi National Guard (ING) 304th Battalion (BN Soldiers patrol through the farmlands south of Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ) as part of a joint USA and ING cordon and sweep of the area looking for insurgents and weapons caches during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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