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    A military change of command or colors ceremony is taking place outdoors at what appears to be a forward operating base or military installation. Two soldiers in U.S. Army OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are casing or uncasing a unit guidon/colors, while a formation of military personnel and civilians observe in the background. The ceremony involves the formal transfer of a unit flag on a wooden staff, consistent with U.S. Army tradition.

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ

    09.13.2018

    Photo by Capt. Jason Welch 

    Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve     

    U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk II, commanding general of III Armored Corps, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby, begin casing the III Armored Corps colors at the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve transfer of authority ceremony in Baghdad, Sept. 13, 2018. The U.S. Army’s III Armored Corps, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas to areas in Southwest Asia, transferred its command authority to the XVIII Airborne Corps, deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. CJTF-OIR is a 79-member global coalition, which works by, with, and through partner forces to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, and sets conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Arnada Jones)

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    Date Taken: 09.13.2018
    Date Posted: 09.16.2018 05:35
    Photo ID: 4727251
    VIRIN: 180913-A-XI247-0022
    Resolution: 4694x3129
    Size: 1.27 MB
    Location: BAGHDAD, IQ
    Web Views: 136
    Downloads: 7

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    A military change of command or colors ceremony is taking place outdoors at what appears to be a forward operating base or military installation. Two soldiers in U.S. Army OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are casing or uncasing a unit guidon/colors, while a formation of military personnel and civilians observe in the background. The ceremony involves the formal transfer of a unit flag on a wooden staff, consistent with U.S. Army tradition.
    A military ceremony is taking place outdoors, likely a change of command or unit activation/inactivation ceremony. Three soldiers in MultiCam/OCP uniforms are handling a unit guidon or flag, with one female soldier holding the staff and two male soldiers managing the flag itself. An audience of military and civilian personnel is visible in the background.
    A military ceremony is taking place under a covered outdoor pavilion, where U.S. Army soldiers in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are casing or uncasing a unit colors/guidon flag on a wooden staff. The ceremony appears to be a formal change of command or unit activation/inactivation event, with an audience of mixed military personnel including what appear to be Iraqi military officers in desert camouflage uniforms seated in the background. Three U.S. soldiers are actively handling the folded green flag.
    A military ceremony is taking place at a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve event, as indicated by the seal on the podium. A senior officer in Army combat uniform is speaking at a microphone while a color guard composed of personnel from multiple military branches stands at attention holding various flags. The setting appears to be an outdoor or semi-covered courtyard at a military installation.
    The image shows a military meeting or greeting ceremony involving personnel from the U.S. Army and what appears to be Iraqi Armed Forces. Three men are prominently featured in the foreground engaged in conversation, including a senior Iraqi officer wearing a red beret and desert camouflage uniform, a U.S. Army officer in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform, and a civilian in a suit jacket. A larger group of military personnel is visible in the background.

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