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    Iraqi Forces Lead Air Assault Operations [Image 29 of 54]

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    The image shows a group of soldiers in desert combat uniforms (ACU pattern) operating in an arid, sandy environment. Multiple personnel are visible at various distances, with one soldier in the foreground reviewing documents while seated on a sandy embankment. A military vehicle is visible in the background along with additional personnel.

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ

    06.26.2009

    Photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick 

    Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq

    U.S. Army Capt. Andy Rohrer (left) of Grand Rapids, Mich., commander of Bravo Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, consults a document during a joint air assault operation planned and led by the Iraqi army and Iraqi national police in the countryside east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26. The Soldiers search for weapons caches and insurgent activity during one of the largest air assault operations conducted in the Multi-National Division - Baghdad area since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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    Date Taken: 06.26.2009
    Date Posted: 07.05.2009 18:58
    Photo ID: 185374
    VIRIN: 090626-A-4676S-306
    Resolution: 2784x1848
    Size: 1.2 MB
    Location: BAGHDAD, IQ
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