On board a US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter, USA STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Stephen Puccini, Squad Leader, Alpha Section, 2nd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop (BRT), scans the village below for signs of hostile activity during a Quick Response Force (QRF), Search and Seizure mission. USA SSG Puccini is armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4. The QRF responds to immediate action situations directed by the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) commander during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
State: Salah Ad Din
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
20/06/2004
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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