28 March 2003
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| In this image from video a U.S. Army Paladin artillery vehicle explodes due to a misfire inside the vehicle during the Third Brigade's firefight with Iraqi forces north of Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 27, 2003. Two soldiers were injured in the incident but not seriously. | A CH-53E "Super Stallion" from HMH-464 lifts off the deck of the USS Kearsarge for a re-supply mission to the U.S. Marines in Southern Iraq. | In the skies near Iraq, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker |
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| The head of a replica of the Statue of Liberty is seen in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Wednesday, March 26, 2003, after vandals set it on fire overnight Tuesday | An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, maneuvers his jet fighter to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker | The 3rd Infantry Division moves into position at sunset near Karbala in central Iraq on Thursday. The weather improved Thursday, allowing for resupply and preparation for a possible move north towards Baghdad |
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| A parachutist with the 173rd Airborne guards the Harir airfield in northern Iraq. The U.S. military dropped about 1,000 troops into Kurdish-held Iraq Wednesday evening. | Infantry with Task Force 2-69 Armor of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Benning, Ga., disembark from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle to surround a man who was stopped for suspicious activity somewhere in Iraq March 24, 2003. An AK47 automatic rifle and ammunition was found in the man's vehicle. | A. J. Anderson wipes his eye in front of a fence of yellow ribbons hung in support of troops deployed overseas for Operation Iraqi Freedom during a ceremony at Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va. Wednesday, March 26, 2003. The five-year old's father is Lt. Col. Brian Anderson, commander of the 11th Transportation Battalion, which forward deployed from Fort Story earlier this year to Kuwait. |
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| F/A-18C Hornet pilot Lt. Cmdr. Victor Bindi of Maryland flashes a victory sign as he waits to land his jet on the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk after a mission over Iraq. | A U.S. Cobra helicopter fires a missile at Iraqi positions in the DMZ between Iraq and Kuwait. | U.S. Army Major Mark Rasins scans the horizon of southern Iraq from atop his M1-A1 take after crossing the border into Iraq. |
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| The Marine 2nd Tank Battalion advances toward Iraq. | Soldiers from the Third Brigade of the 101st Airborne assemble before moving to forward positions at Camp New Jersey in Kuwait. | The Marine 2nd Tank Battalion advances toward Al Basrah, Iraq. |
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| Hornets play a major role in the battle on Baghdad | American warplanes attacked a huge column of tanks and armored carriers bolting out of Basra after dusk | ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN |
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| Capt. Eric Puls of Bangor, Maine, tries to collect himself after saying goodbye to family members at Fort Hood, Tx., before leaving for Kuwait, Thursday March 27, 2003. An advance party of soldiers left for Kuwait to set up base for the rest of the division that will follow suit shortly | Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, display their colors during a flag casing ceremony Thursday, March 27, 2003. The 12,500 members of the 4th are part of Task Force Ironhorse scheduled to begin deploying to the Persian Gulf. Officials said an advance group, believed to be 400-500 troops, shipped out Thursday morning and more were expected to leave in the afternoon | An officer watches a F/A-18 Hornet launch from the USS Harry S. Truman for a strike against Iraq at sunrise Thursday. The squadrons of the carrier group, based the eastern Mediterranean, have stepped up the number of flights as U.S. forces edge closer to Baghdad. |
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Friendly fire? A U.S. Marine from the 2nd battalion/8th Marine surveys the damage Thursday, the day after a fierce firefight near Nasiriyah. Embedded journalists at the fight report that dozens of U.S. soldiers were injured when their forces fired on one another in the southern Iraq city. A U.S. military spokesman in Qatar said the incident was being investigated. |
This is a family photo of Spc. James Kiehl, 22, of Comfort, Texas, and his wife, Jill, at James' deployment from Fort Bliss, Texas, on Feb. 17, 2003. James Kiehl is reported missing in the war in Iraq, according to U.S. military officials. | The soldiers prepare to make their approach at the final UN checkpoint in the DMZ area of Kuwait before the Iraq border |
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| British Challenger 2 tanks from the Scottish Dragoon Guards, 7th Armored Brigade, line up during a break after engaging Iraqi T55 tanks near the city of Basra, in southern Iraq, March 27, 2003 | A British Army Challenger II tank crushes a portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein at a former military training ground outside the southern city of Basra, March 27, 2003 | Smoke rises after an explosion during air strike in Baghdad, March 27, 2003. Powerful explosions rocked central Baghdad on Thursday and more blasts shook the city outskirts as Iraq's capital marked a week since the start of a U.S.-led war to oust President Saddam Hussein |
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| A U.S. Army Paladin artillery vehicle explodes due to a misfire during the Third Brigade's firefight with Iraqi forces north of Najaf, Iraq, on March 27. Two soldiers were injured but not seriously. | Photos
from the grenade attack on the 101st Airborne's Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait Two Middle Eastern men were held as suspects |
Two grenades were rolled directly into a tent housing most of the brigades leadership and staff officers. The soldier in custody was identified Sunday as Sgt. Asan Akbar of the 326th Engineer Battalion. |
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| Even as fighting intensified in Iraq, the aftermath of other wars continued. In Afghanistan, six U.S. airmen were killed Sunday when their Pave Hawk helicopter crashed during a humanitarian mission. Here, U.S. Air Force personnel at Bagram Air Base carry the casket of one of the slain airmen | A day after President Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to step down, tank crews from the 64 Armor Regiment pray during a heavy sand storm before deploying to the Iraq borde | American troops in the desert of western Kuwait listen to Bush's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein |
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| A building in the government area of Baghdad explodes as it is hit by American missles during the third night of the "Shock and Awe" campaign | ||
