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US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) John A. Allen, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), examines a box of Iraqi PE-4A plastic explosives, found during a raid on a weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) John A. Allen, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), displays a stick of Iraqi PE-4A plastic explosives, found during a raid on a weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) John A. Allen, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), examines a box of Iraqi PE-4A plastic explosives, found during a raid on a weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) John A. Allen, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), displays a stick of Iraqi PE-4A plastic explosives, found during a raid on a weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), unearth cases of Iraqi munitions bearing the marking of the Jordanian Armed Forces, found during a raid on a weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) John A. Allen, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), pulls a box of Iraqi PE-4A plastic explosives, from a hole in the ground, found during a raid on a weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Justin Jones, Infantryman, Weapons Platoon, Company A (Alpha Co.), Battalion (BN) Landing Team, 1ST BN, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), scans his surroundings during a joint patrol of a palm tree grove with Iraqi National Guard (ING) soldiers, 404th BN, 50th ING Brigade, in order to sweep it clear of potential enemy mortar sites during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Julio C. Marin, Azusa, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), uses a metal detector to search for hidden weapons during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Julio C. Marin, Azusa, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), carries his 5.56 mm M16A4 rifle as he uses a metal detector during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Josue J. Paredes, assigned to C Company, 1ST Engineers, 1ST Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team 1 (BCT-1), participates in a dismounted patrol to search for hidden weapons during a raid on a suspected weapons cache, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. USA Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division are attached with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, and are engaged in 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: Ar Ramadi
State: Al Anbar
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
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