** RETRANSMISSION TO STATE PHOTOS WERE MADE MARCH 16, 2006** In this handout photo made and released by the U.S. Military on Thursday March 16, 2006, U.S. helicopters take off from a Forward Operating Base Remagen for Operation Swarmer, a combined Iraqi and Coalition operation to clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra, Iraq. U.S. forces Thursday launched what was termed the largest air assault since the U.S.-led invasion, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital, the U.S. military said. The American troops were joined by the Iraqi army. (AP Photo/ Sgt. First Class Antony Joseph, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs) Photo: SGT. FIRST CLASS ANTONY JOSEPH
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