22 de noviembre de 2004 EE.UU. Ejército Stryker VCI la conducción a través de la base de operaciones de avanzada (FOB) Marez, Mosul, en el norte de Irak.
3000 x 2250 px | 25,4 x 19,1 cm | 10 x 7,5 inches | 300dpi
Fecha de toma:
22 de noviembre de 2004
Ubicación:
FOB Marez, Mosul, northern Iraq.
Más información:
These are M1126 "Stryker" Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICVs) of the 1st Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment (1-24), nicknamed "Deuce Four", driving through FOB (Forward Operating Base) Marez in Mosul, in northern Iraq. The Stryker is an eight-wheeled armoured personnel carrier, fitted with slat armour designed as protection against RPGs. The approaching Stryker is armed with an M2 Browning .50 calibre machine-gun. The Strykers that are driving away are armed with an RWS (Remote Weapon Station) M151 Protector fitted with an M2 Browning .50 calibre machine-gun. Several ING (Iraqi National Guard) soldiers with their Toyota pick-ups can be seen in the background. The first Stryker brigades were deployed to Iraq in October 2003. The 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (SBCT) "Lightning" (a Stryker brigade), and served in Iraq from October 2004 to October 2005. The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Military of Iraq. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, US Coalition Provisional Authority Chief, Paul Bremer, disbanded the military apparatus of Iraq that existed under Saddam Hussein. As the security situation in occupied Iraq deteriorated and the Iraqi insurgency became increasingly active, the US set up, recruited and trained the new security force in order to combat the insurgency. Despite attacks by insurgent and terrorist groups, the Iraqi National Guard was able to recruit many Iraqis from the vast ranks of the unemployed. In December 2004 its strength was officially over 40, 000 men. Camp Marez was near Mosul Airport, initially home to the 101st Airborne Division rear command post and various other units. It was initially known as Camp Performance, then Forward Operating Base/Fire Base Glory. In early 2004 it was renamed Camp Marez. After the US-led invasion in March 2003, the Americans went on to occupy Iraq for eight years as part of a multi-national force, their troops finally departing in 2011.
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