From right, Capt. Marc Eskew, outgoing commander of Operations Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Lt. Col. Nikolaus Guran, HHB commander, and Capt. Evelyn Gutierrez, incoming Ops. Co. commander, salute the colors during the playing of the national anthem at a change of command ceremony in Erbil, Iraq, June 27, 2016. Ops. Co.’s mission includes running the mayor’s and strike cells at Life Support Area Danger in support of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve. “Since our deployment to OIR [Operation Inherent Resolve] Ops Company has increased its depth. You are leading the way as a company and you are taking the fight to the enemy,” said Guran. “Make no mistake, this company will be called to execute the most difficult of tasks and I am confident that ops is ready for the challenge.” (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi)
| Date Taken: | 06.27.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.28.2016 07:42 |
| Photo ID: | 2693891 |
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