
TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY — A U.S. soldier (far right) assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team Task Force Liberty holds the 42nd Infantry Division colors while the Iraqi colors are raised over the former Forward Operating Base Scunion, in Baqubah, Iraq, July 31, 2005. Improved security in the Diyala Province has allowed coalition forces to transition operational control of the base to Iraqi control. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Acosta