Austin Assumes Command
U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, USMA Class of 1975 (left), receives the command colors from U.S. Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander, U.S. Central Command, at the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Forces - Iraq in Baghdad, Sept. 1, 2010. Austin relieved Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USMA Class of 1976 (right), as commander of the remaining forces in Iraq, marking the end of U.S. combat operations in the country,as Operation Iraqi Freedom ended and Operation New Dawn began. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Operation New Dawn story)

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