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Military Operations in Iraq

A series of military images showcasing U.S. Marines and equipment during various operations in Iraq, featuring tanks, howitzers, and combat vehicles in arid landscapes.

U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marine Regiment prepare to fire a howitzer near Baghdad, Iraq
U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marine Regiment prepare to fire a howitzer near Baghdad, Iraq
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A UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook with the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard departs a training area during Exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the UAE, Sept. 26, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.
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DF-ST-90-01670. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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AQABA, Jordan - A parade of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles with the Saudi Arabian flag, Jordanian flag, and U.S. flag enter the exercise area at the end of the Eager Lion 22 final exercise at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base, Jordan on September 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.
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040422-M-9362G-002. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Demolished Iraqi vehicles line a roadway in the Euphrates River Valley in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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Six 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, GBU-38s hit their target during a joint tactical demonstration of power of cooperation and partnership in Jordan, on Sept. 5. The exercise, Eager Lion is one of the largest military exercises in the region. There are 28 countries involved in the exercise this year, spanning two-weeks. #EagerLion22 (Photo by Sgt. Mark Hayward, 197th FAB Public Affairs Officer)
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Military Museum Egypt Cairo, Egypt - February 24, 2010: Old Rocket and Old Army Vehicles at National Military Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 13927147
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SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, California (July 9, 2022) - U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load Light Armored Vehicles onto Land Craft, Air Cushion July 9. The 13th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Anchorage, conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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Airmen of the 612th Tactical Control Flight (612th TCF) erect the antenna of an AN/TPS-43 tactical 3-D radar during the unit's final deployment in the Esenhut area. The 612th TCF is based at Zweibrucken Air Base, Germany, which is to be deactivated as a base for U.S. Air Force units. Base: Esenhut Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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030323-M-9124R-045. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Soldiers from the 653rd Regional Support Group support each other while creating a temporary dining facility for Combat Support Training Exercise 22, June 7, Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. The 653rd RSG is a part of the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) headquarters and provides military and logistical support to the Army Reserve.
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A view of Iraqi armored personnel carriers, tanks and trucks destroyed in a Coalition attack along a road in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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Man rides a camel past a ruined Ethiopian army tank.
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DA-ST-87-01753. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030428-M-9892R-011. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 11th Field Artille
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Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) vehicles filled with soldiers and equipment arrive at the Twin Bridges training area on Oct. 31, 1998. Twin Bridges, located 25 minutes west of Tongduch'on, Republic of Korea, is the site for a simulated battle on Nov. 2, 1998, between a ROKA Armored Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 2d Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington, during the combined exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Soldiers from the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) participate in an exercise known as Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART). The soldiers are notified an aircraft has gone down and they must move in to secure the area and rescue any injured personnel. The soldiers use M1A1 Abrams Tanks to secure the perimeter around the downed aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Victory Base State: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)
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030402-M-3138H-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Danish soldiers with the 1st Artillery Battalion fire a Cardom 10, a self-propelled mortar system, during a live-fire demonstration for distinguished visitors as part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oskbol, Denmark, March 30, 2023. Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nations ability to execute multi-echelon fires and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fire systems in a live environment.
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051011-A-2611R-080. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 11TH ACR
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970211-M-0023H-016. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Op-5, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Soldiers from the California Army National Guards 649th Engineer Company work to reroute water flow from the San Ysidro Creek inside the Randall Road Debris Basin, Jan. 13, 2023, in Montecito, California, as part of the states storm response. The basin is in the same area where a deadly mudflow hit the town five years ago this week. The engineers are supporting the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
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060409-A-0575B-024. Subject Operation/Series: EDURING FREEDOM Base: Pech Valley Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76
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US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in flight and on the ground at Point Salines airfield during multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, execute Exercise Spartan Trident at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Spartan Trident is a three-part exercise designed to facilitate the development and refinement of tactics, techniques, and procedures required to serve as the inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment.
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2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division engineers travel in a convoy at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, August 13, 2022. Depending on the environment and the mission, convoys travel in one of several different formations.
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In Raqqa, Syria on January 17, 2026, the Syrian Army secures dozens of towns and villages in the northeast countryside. This deployment comes after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under a agreement aimed at avoiding direct military confrontation, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
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A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, sits under the Milky Way during a warfighter exercise, Sept. 24, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 4th Inf. Div. is trained to outfight any enemy, anywhere, under any conditions.