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Photos showing military personnel in discussions, operational briefings, and training settings, highlighting leadership and collaboration.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scheherazade Charles, 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment manager, performs tasks necessary to keep our Airmen mission ready at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, August 12, 2022.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scheherazade Charles, 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment manager, performs tasks necessary to keep our Airmen mission ready at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, August 12, 2022.
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041117-F-6449C-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)
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Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk
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Senior Chief Master At Arms Adam Turner assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet conducts a subject matter expert exchange on force protection with Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 in Pangkoarmada II Fleet Navy Base, Indonesia, Dec. 9. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in th
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A Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen of the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y. conducts a trap bar deadlift, as part of the Special Warefare Operational Fitness Test, on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, June 11, 2022. The SWOFT tests the operational ability of special warefare Airmen. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Janker.
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Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE members of the 105th Airlift Wing (AW) gathered in the Dining Facility at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York. Where, Technical Sergeant Michael Antinucci, the units Recruiter & Family Support representative hands out energy snack-packages to members of the 105th's third deployment to World Trade Center (WTC) collapse site. The snack packages were put together by Seventh Graders from Wallkill Middle School, hamlet of Wallkill, New York and donated to the unit. Guard personnel will assist in relief efforts provided by New York National Guard. The collapse of the WTC was due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the .... Complete Scene Caption: Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE members of the 105th Airlift Wing (AW) gathered in the Dining Facility at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York. Where, Technical Sergeant Michael Antinucci, the units Recruiter & Family Support representative hands
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U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Daelan McKnight with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, folds his uniform during his first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 14, 2022. Recruits are fitted several times throughout recruit training to ensure their uniforms are ready to be worn as Marines. McKnight was recruited out of Recruiting Station Kansas City.
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Greywolf trooper, Spc. Genesis Gallegos, assigned to Brigade Support Medical Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, interacts with Polish students from Kalige High School, Dec. 9, 2022. Events like these continue to strengthen the bonds between the Polish community and the U.S. Army.
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus Chestnut, an intelligence chief with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, wraps a serialized bracelet on a role player during a non-combative evacuation operation exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa on Feb. 2, 2023. The NEO was conducted to increase Marines and Sailors proficiency to organize, direct, and help civilians safely evacuate a hazardous area. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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020927-N-6803B-012. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
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020422-F-2021H-003. Subject Operation/Series: Elite Gate Guards Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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CAMP TAJI, Iraq ñ Sgt. Kristen Guerrero, heavy equipment operator, 66th Engineer Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division ñ Baghdad, who hails from West Plains, Mo., takes pictures of Craig Morgan during the Sergeant Major of the Army Hope and Freedom Tour 2008 at Camp Taji Dec. 20.
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An Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier cuts a row of illegally grown marijuana plants in Garvin County, Oklahoma, Oct. 6, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics by providing service members and equipment to collect large amounts of illegally grown marijuana and transporting them to an undisclosed location for destruction. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Haden Tolbert),
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030321-F-9171L-003. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE and RSO&I Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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040423-F-1601R-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Mayberry, Postal Clerk, establishes the first Post Office at Burgas International Airport, Burgas, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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021128-M-0175R-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2
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An Air Force postal worker from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), writes a letter on her break during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The 28th AEW post office has moved over 40 thousand pounds of incoming and outgoing mail since the beginning of the operation. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW
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French national television reporters speak with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, about his perspectives on the one-year anniversary of Operation Allies Refuge at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. Pelbath served as an aerial mission commander at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, during the 17-day evacuation and was aboard the last U.S. C-17 Globemaster III to leave Afghanistan.
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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., center, Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, and Mr. Robert Goodman, second from right, Defense Health Agency deputy assistance director of Financial Operations, meet with Airmen in the intensive care unit at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 12, 2022. Flowers and Goodman toured DGMC, met with Airmen at various clinics, and learned about the 60th Medical Groups current operations and capabilities.
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SGT. Shoana Obcemea, services specialist, unpacks a shipment of razors which has just arrived at the BX. The supplies are for use by U.S. military personnel during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)
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050819-A-0575B-030. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76
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Sgt. 1st Class Josh Pittman, combat engineer, is embraced by his daughter, Lily Pittman, during a welcome home ceremony for Advisors assigned to Engineer Advisor Team 6521, Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Regiment at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2024. The advisor team provided assistance to a partner force in the Philippines on engineer tactics and training.
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040607-M-0706S-056. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.
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Navy Counselor First Class (NC-1) Cheryl Ann Cassarella is shown providing a sailor with career information. PETTY Officer Cassarella will become one of 59 other Navy women who break new ground as they embark on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) as the first Navy women permanently assigned to a combatant ship. In all, about 500 women will join the crew of the Norfolk-based carrier by the time it deploys in the late Fall of 1994. Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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050623-A-6108G-160. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Unit trainers from the 21st and 50th Security Forces Squadron conduct Red Man training with an Armament Systems & Procedures baton, as well as training on how to handcuff and search a suspect on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 13, 2024. Members of the first-term Enlisted Course on Peterson and Schriever SFB were trained to assist Security Forces in case of a heightened security level. Space Force
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Members of the Arizona National Guard conduct exposure notifications from a call center at the Arizona Department of Heath Services June 30, 2020 in Phoenix. The Arizona National Guard was activated by Governor Doug Ducey to assist with exposure notifications by contacting Arizona residents who have tested positive for COVID-19
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220405-N-TT639-2031 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mackenzie Andersen, from Phoenix, assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371 prepares refried beans on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 5. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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The convoy commanders with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and the Royal Saudi Armed Forces convoy commanders, pose for a photo at a logistics support area established in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 10, 2022. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enables U.S. Marine Corps Central Command and U.S. Central Command to receive and employ forces and resources rapidly in the region through a growing network of western geographic access and staging points.
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CROW VALLEY, Republic of the Philippines - 1st Lt. Preston Walker, training officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 31 (CLB-31), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), reads to students from St. Juliana School during a community relations event, March 12.The COMREL was in support of Exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10). Servicemembers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the 31st MEU are training together during BK 10 to hone their civil-military interoperability skills to ensure more responsive, efficient and effective relief efforts.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marcus Kelley, aircrew flight equipment technician, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron packs a B-52H Stratofortress parachute after a routine Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19, 2024. Bomber missions provide opportunities to train and work with our Allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. Air Force
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U.S. Air National Guardsmen from the 151st Maintenance Group hosted students from the Salt Lake Community College Aviation Course on a base tour on 28 Nov at Roland R. Wright Air Base, Utah. Members from the 151st MXG showcased the different sections of aircraft maintenance.
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A kennel belonging to military working dog Alan sits during a memorial ceremony on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2022. MWD Alan was posthumously presented the meritorious service medal for his dedication to duty to include more than 70,000 search hours, 1,500 vehicle inspections and 400 customs sweeps.
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Col. Robert Narth with the Ghanian Defense Force and Mr. Willis Heck, Senior Military Analyst with the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), adds a Ghanian uniform patch to the collection of patches at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024.CALL works to familiarize multinational partners with observer coach training and the U.S. standards for range modernization and upkeep. Army
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Capt. Michelle Strickland, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, prepares for flight during exercise Falcon Strike 2022 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 17, 2022. Falcon Strike 22 gave multiple NATO nations an opportunity to share knowledge and operational procedures with one another.
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Sergio Matias Chontal-Harter interviews Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger on Feb. 12, 2024, at the garrison headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis. Matias, 6, interviewed Messenger as part of a school project. Matias is the son of a Fort McCoy employee, and he also experienced what it's like to participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test and how to participate in retreat at the end of the duty day. Army
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030226-M-5753Q-037. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines
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DF-ST-99-05476. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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220425-N-SI601-1017 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Ronpeter Magan, right, from Agat, Guam, gives Yokosuka city officials a tour of the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The city officials toured the hangar bay, flight deck, and bridge during their time onboard. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'
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U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, participate in a Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers team bonding event on Sept. 16, 2022, Fort Carson, Colorado. These Soldiers are all representatives of the program and were tasked with an activity to promote team cohesion.
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The 34th Infantry Division Band performed during a ceremony honoring 10 past Minnesota National Guard service members as they were inducted into the Court of Honor at Camp Ripley, October 2, 2022, near Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Each year, candidates are nominated and considered for the Court of Honor on the basis of heroism or distinguished professional achievement and service. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)
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Let the chalking do the talkingHospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kai Vincent takes part in NMRTC Bremertons Chalk the Walk display that visually illustrates the commands commitment and acknowledgement of April being Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Official Navy photo by Douglas H. Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton Public Affairs).
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A member of the 633d Security Forces Squadron relays information about simulated causalities during a base-wide active shooter exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 28, 2022. Exercises and training help ensure the base populous is educated and prepared to respond quickly and precisely to a real-world crisis.
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U.S. Army Col. Frankie Cochiaosue, 733d Mission Support Group commander, coins a veteran at the Exchange on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2022. Cochiaosue coined more than 75 veterans during the event.
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221012-N-LK647-1190 ATLANTIC OCEANCryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Vincent Turner, left, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Daniel Trujillo, both assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), practice mock takedowns during a Ship’s Reactionary Force (Basic) course while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 12, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep 29, 2022) Chief Torpedoman's Mate Shawn Hammer, from Parkersburg, West Virginia, takes a Japanese lesson at Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG 7), Sep 29, 2022. CSG 7 directs forward-deployed, combat capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
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Air Force SRA Ryan Peterson, 55th Security Forces Squadron, stands watch at a security control point in U.S. Strategic Command building during the j oint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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011121-F-3805C-020. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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021021-F-1851U-002. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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020211-M-9902V-014. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bryan Arreola (far) and Cpl. Arturo Gutierrez, ground crew members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Yuma, participate in judging the best artwork during a Station Environmental exhibit outside of the Marine Corps Exchange at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 13, 2022. The exhibit highlighted environmental awareness with posters and a recyclable artwork contest.
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Tech. Sgt. Maurice Tooles, an Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations uniforms specialist, prepares a U.S. flag at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, March 30, 2022. Preparation of the flag consists of ironing out any wrinkles, removing any lint and clipping strings to ensure an excellent presentation of the U.S. flag.
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On Thanksgiving, four US Representatives of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee Chair Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Colin Allred, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, and Rep. Katie Porter met with service members at Camp Arifjan. Hosted by Area Support Group - Kuwait, they took part in the Army's Thanksgiving tradition of serving behind the food line at a dining facility, chatted with constituents over turkey and stuffing, and toured the base. Lt. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, ARCENT Commander, presented the members of Congress with an American flag flown over the base.
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Body Bearers with Marine Barracks Washington welcome Robert Gronkowski, retired tight-end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, left, and Donald Cowboy Cerrone, retired American Mixed Martial Artist, left, to Marine Barracks Washington on Jan 17, 2023. Gronkowski and Cerrone were both introduced and given a tour of the barracks by Col. Robert A. Sucher, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, and Sgt Maj. Jesse E. Dorsey, Sergeant Major of Marine Barracks Washington.
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041214-M-9529D-014. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)