On 19 February 2006 soldiers from 10th Mountain, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry conducted Operation Vigilant Warrior in the Village of Oswesat on the Euphrates River. The purpose of the Air Assault Operation was to capture suspected terrorist and capture and destroy large caches of ordnance to deter terrorist from conducting a planned raid on the Abu Ghraib Prison. SGT David Compton from 722nd EOD separate empty 82MM mortars from live one. This home was found with a room full of mortars.(Released)US Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Camp Liberty
State: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE
Scene Camera Operator: SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr., USA
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/02/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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