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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kaethe Jo Binder, Air Traffic Controller, 506th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron (EOSS) monitors inbound and outbound aircraft inside to control tower at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tevyka Heyward, Airfield Management Operator, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (EOSS) at Baghdad International Airport (IAP), Iraq, communicates with air traffic control (ATC) personnel in the tower as they manage military aircraft for the airport in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kaethe Jo Binder, Air Traffic Controller, 506th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron (EOSS) gathers weather information to brief inbound and outbound aircraft inside to control tower at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Salamasina Nickel, an Air Traffic Controller assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (AEOSS) gives clearance for traffic crossing a taxiway, from the Control Tower, while deployed at Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Raymond Stone (left), USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Julianna Butler (center), and US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Thierry Mukadi (right), 332nd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (EACS), work as air traffic controllers in the Control Tower at Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Geoff Davis, Pilot, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), verifies information via intercom with the boom operator in the rear during a mission over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Jose Pastrada (foreground) and Bryan Herrington, both Air Traffic Controllers, 447th Expeditionary Operational Support Squadron (EOSS), monitor air traffic on their scopes, inside the Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) center at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James A. Allen, with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), conducts a health inspection on an ailing military working dog, at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Three US Air Force (USAF) members of the 332nd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (EACS) stand on top of a concrete building, located in front of the Control Tower, watching the air traffic flow arriving and leaving from Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Julianna Butler, Air Traffic Controller (ATC), 332nd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (EACS), in communication with aircraft from the control tower at Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, helping control airflow coming in an out of the base during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Balad Air Base

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: N/A

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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US Army (USA) Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civilian, Billy Sellin (left, center in uniform), Resident Engineer, Balad Air Base (AB) Resident Office, Gulf Region North (GRN), speaks with several civilian subcontractors about the construction progress of the new medical supply warehouse at the Logistical Support Area (LSA) Balad, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, gather around a the light of a bonfire during the New Year's Eve Bonfire Party at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Josh McClellan monitors approach control aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan performs a visual inspection for

Air-Traffic Controller 1st Class Daniel Barrineau tracks approaching aircraft from the amphibious air traffic control center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) John Cinco (left) assigned to the 332nd Combat Support Hospital examines an Iraqi baby during a Medical Capabilities Mission (MEDCAP), at Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Polish Soldier checks the caliber of a rifle found in an Iraqi civilian's car. The vehicle was stopped during the Polish patrols check of the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The civilians had proper papers for the weapon and not charged

Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Joshua Filla tracts departures of aircraft in Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATTC).

US Air Force members of the 245th Air traffic Control Squadron (ATCS) position a radar dish. The 245th ATCS, located at McEntire Air National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, is undergoing its first Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

Staff Sgt. Jason Leonard, 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) David Mietzner, USAF, Optometrist, 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (AMDS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, uses a NIDEK Refraction System RT-2100 on SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Timothy Daigle, USAF, Air Traffic Controller, 48th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), at the 48th Medical Group's (MDG) Optometry Clinic. The 48th AMDS Optometry Clinic see over 100 patients a day and is the only Department of Defense (DoD) eye clinic in the United Kingdom, with 99.9% of all cases that come into the clinic can be handled in-house with no referrals for further treatment

A Marine with Alpha Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion,

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