As we mark the third anniversary of the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the success we're seeing in Tal Afar gives me confidence in the future of Iraq.
It was senior spring, I had nothing to lose, so I instead wrote an essay about the way Operation Iraqi Freedom could not yet be consigned to history books and that it seemed foolish to write about something that was far from over.
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He had plans in place before the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom to employ the Fedayeen paramilitary forces and to conduct an insurgency.
Some 4, 488 US service personnel died in Iraq since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 19 March 2003, according to the latest figures from the US Department of Defense.
There was, said some administration officials, a sense of vindication at the White House following weeks of questions about the progress of Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued criticism at home and abroad about the U.S.-led war.
All the more reason to end Operation Iraqi Freedom, the president indicated.
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Even in the relatively modest air defense environment of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the United States and its allies deployed approximately 10 tactical fighter wings.
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It was again deployed to the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
During the first few days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a friend of her husband's - another command sergeant major - was killed.
But it may be a long time before they escape the stranglehold of tyranny and brutality, which are just as pervasive, if not more so, in the era wrought by what the United States called 'Operation Iraqi Freedom.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the widely-published Glick was an embedded journalist with the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division.
After leading Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province, Gen Allen succeeded Mr Petraeus as top leader of US and Nato troops in Afghanistan in July 2011.
His active duty assignments included Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, where he commanded the U.S. Naval Ship Comet.
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Though I cannot discuss details in an open setting, as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I can tell you that before Operation Iraqi Freedom we had very little human intelligence in Iraq, and, therefore, the INC provided one of the best--and only--avenues for acquiring intelligence on Saddam Hussein's regime.12 I believe the Department of Defense would conclude it was useful.
This would, of course, mean more than simply having Iraqis who support Operation Iraqi Freedom along for the ride, like the journalists.
The removal of the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein in Operation Iraqi Freedom has precluded that rogue regime from developing and using weapons of mass destruction or supplying them to fellow-terrorists.
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Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country.
In this regard, the contrast between Desert Storm in 1991 the first MRC in Southwest Asia and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 is telling.
Patriot played a significant, and very effective role in both Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, is currently deployed around the world, and is employed by 11 American allies.
Glick was an embedded reporter with the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Acinetobacter was the second most prevalent infection for soldiers in Vietnam, but the military did not expect to see it as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Among the most experienced armies in the world at detecting and deactivating land mines, the armies of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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In the evening, the President and First Lady will host a dinner at the White House to honor our Armed Forces who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn and to honor their families.
The United States conducted decisive theater operations in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom or OEF) in 2001 and in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom or OIF) in 2003, overthrowing the regimes in both countries.
The dock-landing ship, the USS Portland, recently returned from a three-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
After two tours in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, I became motivated to find ways to reduce petroleum consumption and minimize the need for the Department of Defense to secure America's oil supply chain.
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