The US Commanding Officer of 3d Battalion 3d Marines (3/3) Lt Col Nathon Cooling presents Soldiers of the Azerbaijani Army with awards for outstanding achievement while deployed with 3/3 at the Hadithah Dam, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Azerbaijani Army is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction.
USMC Photo by Cpl Brian M Henner 060713-M-9019H-089 1st Marine Division
2006-07-13
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