Lt. Col John Cross, right, commander of 1st “Vanguard” Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and an Elk City, Okla., native, passes the company guidon to Capt. Stephen Harper, second from left, incoming commander of Company C “Venom,” Special Troops Battalion, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C and a Willard, Mo., native, during the Venom Company Change of Command May 25 at Camp Taji, Iraq. The Change of Command ceremony is steeped in military tradition and serves the dual function of rendering honors to the departing commander and providing official recognition of the transfer of command to the incoming commander. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Robert J. Harvey, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C)
Date Taken: | 05.25.2011 |
Date Posted: | 06.06.2011 01:36 |
Photo ID: | 411540 |
VIRIN: | 110525-A-9709H-904 |
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Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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