Military Operations in Iraq

Images of soldiers from various military units engaged in operations in Iraq, featuring urban environments, teamwork, and tactical maneuvers.

060225-A-7969G-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: C1-187

060225-A-7969G-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: C1-187

041207-M-2583M-016. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050813-A-5447B-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Army Spc. Ismael Gonzalez, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, enter a house in order to clear it during a combined cordon and search in Ghazaliya, Iraq, March 21, 2007.

030204-M-5150A-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Kilo 3/4

Maj. Abbas Khuddur of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, patrols through the streets of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Feb. 19 with the soldiers of the battalion on their final dismounted patrol during the Warriors Leaders Course for new noncommissioned officers. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) military transition team worked with the soldiers during the course to help teach basic leadership and soldier skills.

Afghan National Police member Abdul Nabi provides security under the watchful eye of U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Brenton Mastro, 24, the Guard Force Platoon commander for Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Bedminster, N.J., during the funeral of District Chief of Police Lt. Col. Sayfullah Khan Rashidi here, Nov. 13. Sayfullah died when his vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device that detonated while he traveled on a Garmsir road, Nov. 6. Two other ANP members were killed in the explosion, which occurred on the first day of the three-day Islamic festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha. Amidst the challenging circumstances, 25-year-old District Governor Mohammad Fahim said Garmsirs stability remains unshaken by Sayfullahs death. “Lt. Col. Sayfullah was brave and its unfortunate we lost him, but we still have security and stability in Garmsir — this hasnt changed,” Fahim said.

050607-A-1566H-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Delta Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040605-M-4419R-063. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070320-M-7404B-025. Complete Scene Caption: Iraqi Army Soldiers in the School of Infantry (SOI) practice squad patrolling formations on Camp Yasser, Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 20, 2007. 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. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the 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. (Official USMC photograph by CPL Sheila M. Brooks)(Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

030427-M-5455N-003. Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041016-F-2034C-013. Base: Fob Mackenzie State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070318-M-2819S-004. Complete Scene Caption: A Soldier with the Iraqi Army sits in the turret of a High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle before a convoy. The Fallujah Iraqi Police and Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, and 1ST Division of the Iraqi Army supply the Anbar School with toys and school supplies as a combined forces exercise on March 8, 2007. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) 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 CPL. Neill A. Sevelius) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-2-1 MTT

A member of the Egyptian special forces gives commands to inspect a notion detainees waistband from a distance while conducting detainee training with U.S. Marines from 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve during exercise Bright Star 23 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sept. 6, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios.

050802-F-9629D-133. Base: Fob Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040812-M-0095Z-060. Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030314-M-9124R-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Members of a fire team take aim on the combat rifle course during exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air Force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security. Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050712-A-8255A-090. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sadr Al Yusufiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BTL. 4TH BGD. 5TH IA

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Chosin and members of the Syrian Defense Force speak with a village elder in North East Syria June 16, 2022, while on a partnered patrol. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve continues to advise, assist, and enable partner forces in designated areas of Syria to set conditions for long-term security.

051202-A-2777C-098. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051013-A-2098S-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Marez State: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

030424-M-3692C-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, clear an abandoned house during a weapons sweep across the Thar Thar Lake area in Iraq, during Operation Khanjar. The USMC 2d Marine Division and members of the Multi-National Force West (MNF-W) are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tar Tar Lake Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060329-A-1211S-054. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warhorse Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

050408-A-1238J-002. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-9 FA

020719-F-0201H-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

050628-A-1566H-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050615-A-9889G-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Danger, Tikrit State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 42ND INFANTRY DIVISON

040624-A-2262B-051. Base: Ba'Qubah State: Dilaya Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Danger

041103-M-0036Y-057. State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020416-F-1644L-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040610-M-7514K-032. Base: Ar Ar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

020521-F-2902B-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040811-F-0193C-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070326-M-6312K-003. Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Marines and Navy Corpsmen from Lima Company, Second Battalion Tenth Marines (Lima 2/0), Second Marine Division, Second Marine Expeditionary Force move medical supplies into 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

040530-M-5505M-013. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060127-A-5745M-054. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

060427-A-6365W-113. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

030404-M-5753Q-129. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

050704-A-9039F-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

110809-N-DG226-577AZUSA, CALIF. (Aug. 9, 2011) Service members practice side-step shooting maneuvers during Fleet Combat Camera Group PacificÕs Summer Quick Shot 2011 field training exercise. Quick Shot is a semi-annual field exercise designed to train combat camera personnel to operate in a combat environment.

050418-A-3932K-032. Base: Forward Operating Base Stone State: As Sulaimaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DA-SC-85-06386. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of Co. A, 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf. Regt., 101st Airborne Div., use an abandoned town to stage an urban warfare training exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

040815-A-5679R-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kachari Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030214-M-3138H-041. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

060123-A-1211S-085. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

A guard armed with an AK-47 assault rifle watches as armed personnel carriers (APC) move toward the front lines during the joint services Operation Gallant Crew '77. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT CREW '77 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070324-M-2166H-046. Complete Scene Caption: After cleaning his rifle an Iraqi Army Soldier in the School of Infantry (SOI) reassembles it after training at Camp Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. 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. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the 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 Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

060211-A-6311S-218. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rasheed Country: Iraq (IRQ)

British, U.S., and Iraqi Soldiers post security at a road-side check point along the main avenue into the city near the Al Kuzayzah district of Basra, Iraq on July 10, 2008.

Iraqi police officers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st National Police Division patrol through the Meshra al Bawi area of Baghdad, Iraq, March 20, 2007, in search of insurgents, illegal weapons caches and other evidence of insurgent activity.

050522-A-3240S-018. Country: Unknown

051114-A-3283V-001. Subject Operation/Series: SECRET AGENT Base: Camp Echo Mnd-Cs Pio State: Diwahniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: IRAQ

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) exchange knowledge on close-quarters combat at the French 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment base, Djibouti, June 23, 2022. Members of the CJTF-HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

060403-A-5745M-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

041202-M-2353F-023. Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060325-F-0560B-301. Base: Ibp Fort Karmashiya Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Marines carries a sack of food for a child, Somalia.

040610-M-5555L-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sfc. Carl Shipman watches as Iraqi army soldiers maneuver through an obstacle for Iraqi army commando training at the Iraqi army compound in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2007.

041202-M-2353F-009. Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and French Foreign Legionnaires stand in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 30, 2022. The ceremony is in honor of the 65 French Foreign Legionnaires that fought bravely during the Battle of Camarone in 1863.

060118-A-7969G-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-66/IA

A member of the 24th Infantry division mans a .50-caliber machine gun atop an M-1 Abrams tank during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger - A (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes) fire team prepares to clear a room during field training exercise (FTX) scenario at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Sept. 9, 2022. Along with clearing buildings, the FAN members also conducted route clearance en route to their compound.

050524-A-8255A-067. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

041014-M-4358R-145. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040602-M-8096M-002. Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC)

030828-M-7837W-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040608-M-0706S-040. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.

041201-M-5901F-002. Base: Jurf As Sakhr State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060129-A-6311S-051. Subject Operation/Series: TAJI SHORE Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/6TH IRAQI ARMY

050712-A-8255A-080. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Abu Ghraib State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A CO. 1/81 INF. 10TH MNT. DIV.

051215-A-7359K-058. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warrior State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

040607-M-0631S-001. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1-BCT

030402-M-0175R-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070313-M-0948M-014. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

050712-A-8255A-079. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Showka Village State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines During a Combat Operation in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, Outside of the City of Marjah

010715-M-3539V-O36. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070317-M-2819S-019. Complete Scene Caption: A Soldier with the Iraqi Army posts security during a patrol. Soldiers of the Iraqi Army and Marines with the Military Transition Team attached to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, and 1ST Division of the Iraqi Army conduct mounted security patrols as a combined forces exercise on March 7, 2007. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) 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 CPL. Neill A. Sevelius) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-2-1 MTT

030408-F-8362B-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Free Iraqi Forces

A Marine from Co. C, 1ST Bn., 2nd Marines, of Camp Lejeune, N.C., armed with an M-16 rifle, joins his company in forming a defensive line after being transported by helicopter to a landing zone during an Operation Desert Shield exercise.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose Contreras assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd infantry regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, talk to Iraq partner forces during a Patrol, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2022.Patrols of the amber zone are conducted in order to identify possible threats to the area of operation. In coordination with partner Iraq Security Forces to advise assist and enable them in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

060313-A-5043I-073. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041111-M-2789C-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041207-M-2583M-022. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040605-M-4419R-061. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army field artilleryman Sgt. Ryan Kennedy from Fayetteville, N.C., and Spc. Douglas Petty, serving with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, pull security and discuss possible enemy locations while in Katalai village, Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 15, 2011.

060520-N-7497P-229. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070324-M-2166H-052. Complete Scene Caption: Iraqi Army Soldiers in the School of Infantry (SOI) clean their rifles after training at Camp Yasser on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 24, 2007. 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. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the 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 Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

040331-M-5753Q-010. Base: Barwana State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041120-F-2034C-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Wilson State: Al Dawr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040519-F-2902B-030. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041201-M-0036Y-012. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040802-F-1351B-005. Base: Camp Cooke (TAJI) State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

040511-M-8683D-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

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