Task Force Panther Prepares to Assume Authority of Operations [Image 1 of 4]

TIKRIT, IRAQ

08.31.2006

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Licea 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Col. Bryan R. Owens (center), commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his Arabic translator Omar (left) speak with Governor Hamed Hamood Shekti (right) of the Salah ad Din Province Aug. 31, 2006, at the Provincial Government Office in Tikrit, Iraq, about goals, expectations, and needs of the province's security forces. The meeting was an introduction for Owens and Shekti as Owens' Task Force Panther prepares to assume authority of operations from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in September. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden (released)

• Date Taken: 08.31.2006
• Date Posted: 09.18.2006 11:09
• Photo ID: 30146
• Resolution: 2464x1632
• Size: 397.99 KB
• Location: TIKRIT, IQ