Military Engagements in Iraq

Images of military personnel interacting with local civilians in various settings in Iraq. Captures the complexity of military operations and community relations.

051226-A-5567G-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke State: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bryan Schumacher (kneeling left), and USN Hospital Corpsman (HM) Zachary Rowe, both assigned to the Regimental Aid Station (RAS), 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, render medical aid to a wounded Iraqi civilian in the a North suburb of Baghdad while deployed to Iraqi, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070105-A-0101A-049. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: E 2-5 CAV

050623-A-6108G-159. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051230-A-5745M-035. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Shakaria Village Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABN DIV

030411-F-8362B-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment executive officer Capt. Lloyd Osafo of Franlin Lakes, N.J., attempts to get the attention of his soldiers so they may enjoy lunch at a local eatery located in the Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Sep. 24, 2008.

050630-A-9930K-062. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

050630-A-9930K-062. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030409-M-9792P-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Marines Regiment

041124-M-2583M-072. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040611-M-5753Q-008. Base: Anah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Army Soldier from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division interacts with a local child during a dismounted patrol in Arab Jabour, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2007. The platoon's mission is to maintain and keep the local area secure.

An Iraqi woman smiles at a U.S. Soldier from Alpha Troop, 5th of the 73rd Cavalry Squadron, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, as members of his unit and and the Iraqi national police command, hand out soccer balls and toys to children during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Salie, near Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2009.

050707-A-1566H-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

(Kapisa Provence, Afghanistan) U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Germanoff teaches a young Afghan boy a "secret" handshake during a recent dismounted patrol outside the newly constructed Malakar School in the village of Durnama. Sgt. Germanoff is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa and routinely performs missions throughout Kapisa to interact and engage with local leaders. The PRT's mission is to stabilize the region by enabling local governments to care for, educate, employ and protect their people through the construction of basic infrastructure and mentorship.

030414-F-8362B-039. Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th Marines Expeditionary Unit

040601-M-0706S-005. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

060326-A-5745M-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

020415-F-1644L-044. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

050704-A-9039F-033. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

031210-F-0881Z-003. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040528-M-0049F-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040619-M-5555L-015. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051224-A-1211S-091. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

050718-A-9039F-061. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

070317-M-0994O-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2

U.S. Army Capt. Shawn Basinger, a veterinarian with the 438th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services (MDVS) conducts training with local Afghans from the Farah Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's (DAIL) office in Farah, Dec. 1. The training was a joint effort between Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, the 438th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services (MDVS) and SOTF-W to promote public health in Farah province. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah Province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Timothy Sanders, 268th Military Police Company commander, plays soccer with a child at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, June 9, 2022. While visiting the village, Airmen with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon built a swing set for the village school, assessed the schools electricity, and gave out clothes, toys, and sweets to children.

Lt. Col. Mark Reynolds helps test a local Afghan man's vision with a visual acuity chart during a Village Medical Outreach Program in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2011. The program was conducted to make inexpensive glasses available to men, women and school children in the village.

020521-F-2902B-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040607-M-0706S-002. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

040716-F-4884R-024. Base: Albu Hassan State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060326-A-5745M-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

U.S. Army 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion Capt Jeovanny Rodriguez is followed by neighborhood Iraqi children while conducting a joint patrol with Task Force Regulars 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Renegade Company and Iraqi soldiers from the 11th Iraqi Army Division, 42nd Brigade through Thawra 2 and Jameela Market areas in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Aug. 13, 2008.

040613-M-5555L-042. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060129-A-7969G-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A490CA

US Army members of the 52nd Medical Evacuation Battalion, Camp Humphries, South Korea, take part in a medical evacuation exercise during FOAL EAGLE 2000, on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest joint and combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from 25 October to 3 November. About 25,000 U.S. troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040720-F-5789F-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050707-A-1566H-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Army Spc. Alex Baker, Horticultural Specialist, from Stephenville Texas, assigned to the Texas Agribusiness Development Team at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, listens as his interpreter explains how a lime is used in local cuisine during a market assessment at the produce market in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Oct. 27. The ADT performs market assessments in the produce market every 4-6 weeks to measure trends, prices, and seasonal changes on local and imported fruits and vegetables.

030328-M-0049F-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051001-A-3749Z-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Nuristan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV

031023-F-7234P-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Battalion 27th Field Artille

Malaysian Army Soldiers equip protection gear while conducting training on protection and control of an established United Nations (UN) site during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. UN sites include key areas such as hospitals and airports that are critical to the success of UN peacekeeping operations. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, furhter strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

060411-A-7969G-004. Base: Laq Laq State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

DF-ST-89-01029. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

070308-M-5865P-028. Complete Scene Caption: March 8, 2007, Iraqi Army Soldiers sit and watch LT. COL. Glen S. Williams, Officer in Charge of Military Transition Team 2d Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division (MiTT 2-7), speak to the graduates during the first graduation of Iraqi Army Soldiers from the School of Infantry (SOI) on Camp Yasser, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. 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. MiTT 2-7 is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al 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 reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Andrew D. Pendracki) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) S

040810-F-0193C-031. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

A U.S. Air Force Airman administers oxygen to a simulated patient during tactical combat casualty care training at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, April 28, 2022. The TCCC program was developed by the Defense Health Agency Joint Trauma System to teach life-saving techniques and strategies for providing the best trauma care on the battlefield.

The Honorable Gilbert Cisneros Jr., right, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, observes Tactical Combat Medical Care (TCMC) Course demonstrations focused on assessing and treating point-of-care injuries during simulation lane training coupled with battalion aid station operations during a visit to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, May 12, 2022.

040426-F-7823A-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

061005-A-5819S-052. Base: Forward Operating Base Gardez State: Kharwar/Bakshi Kalay Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: COOPERATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

110419-F-XM360-102 U.S. Army Capt. Courtney Sanders (right), with the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, laughs with a group of girls in front of the Dikhil High School in Dikhil, Djibouti, on April 19, 2011. The Battalion was working on renovating the school. The project, which began April 16, is scheduled to refurbish six classrooms, the school's roof and an office.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lou McCray, seated first from right, commanding officer of PRT Farah 13-16 and U.S. Army Cpt. Jeremiah Gebhart, seated far right, a civil affairs officer with the PRT, take part in a key leader engagement during a week long situational training exercise (STX) during pre-deployment training, Sept. 9. PRT Farah is a U.S. Navy led civil-military team preparing for a deployment to Farah province in western Afghanistan where they will train, advise, and assist Afghan leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels.

U.S. Army Spc. Kalli Swenson, a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 164th Engineer Battalion, talks with a young girl while shoes and other items are distributed to local families outside of Makasib, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008.

050524-A-8255A-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

070326-M-6312K-007. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps CAPT. Ronnie Goode, Commanding Officer, for Lima Company, Second Battalion Tenth Marines (Lima 2/0), Second Marine Division, Second Marine Expeditionary Force poses for photographs with students in the courtyard of a local school in Namer on March 26, 2007. Lima 2/0 provided medical supplies, hygiene item and soccer balls to the students during the one day mission to the school. Lima 2/0 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Ambar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi security forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CHIEF Warrant Officer 2nd Class Brook R. Kelsey) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Namer State: Ambar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: LIMA 2/10

051001-A-3749Z-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Nuristan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV

030823-F-6844O-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Gen. Amouda, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces commandos team stands with United States Senator Lindsey Graham during a congressional delegation visit July 5, 2022, in Al-Hasakah, Syria. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) leadership hosted the congressional delegation for a visit within the CJTF-OIR area of operations to meet with Coalition partner forces and discuss needed resources, security and capability improvements and future goals.

030420-F-6449C-007. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010413-F-5494H-001. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

031104-F-1798W-010. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060322-F-0560B-272. Base: Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Iraq air defense Maj. Gen. Hammed speaks to Task Force Centaur during a key leader engagement advising in an Iraq led air defense operational rehearsal exercise, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2022. The mission of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve is to advise, assist and enable partner forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh, the common Arabic term for ISIS or I.S., within designated areas of Iraq and Syria.

040313-F-7823A-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

From right, a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member from the 363rd EOD company shakes hands with a Kuwait Army EOD team member after training at Udari Range, Kuwait, Nov. 22, 2022. The 363rd EOD led a two-day training hosting our Kuwaiti counterparts to share knowledge and workshop solutions together.

050623-A-6108G-136. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Moroccan Royal Army medical team members record the status of simulated patients during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) defense demonstration hosted by the Moroccan military in Agadir, Morocco, June 28, 2022, during African Lion 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

030820-M-7837W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040823-F-4884R-002. Base: Yathib Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040720-M-4419R-042. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050906-A-4182R-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050708-A-1566H-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040607-M-0706S-058. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

Afghan National Army Soldier

PRT Diyala Deputy Team Leader LTC Ricardo Singleton and Team Leader Lisa Piascik meet with local officials in Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq, October 2009.

050707-F-5435R-108. Base: Al Radwnea Country: Iraq (IRQ)

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, presents the Legion of Merit to MAJ. GEN. Muhammed Said Al-Badi, chief of staff, United Arab Emirates armed forces, for his contribution to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Qatar(QAT)

AGADEZ, Niger - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Barrett, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, thanks Abdourahamane Touraoua, Mayor of Agadez in Niger, for having a meeting with him, Oct. 27, 2022. Engagements such as this improve the lines of communication between the U.S. military and Agadez leaders.

040123-A-6414T-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

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