Joseph J. Taluto accepts the 42nd Infantry Division colors, marking the beginning of his command of Task Force Liberty, during the Task Force Danger to Task Force Liberty Transfer of Authority Ceremony in Tikrit, Iraq, on Monday.
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Iraqi Army Lt. Gen. Abdul Aziz Al Mufti and incoming commander Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto cut a cake marking the start of Task Force Liberty and the command of the 42nd Infantry Division during the Task Force Danger to Task Force Liberty Transfer of Authority Ceremony in Tikrit, Iraq, on Monday.
Soldiers with Headquarters Company, 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to board one of two Chinook helicopters in Tikrit, Iraq, on Sunday for their return deployment to Germany.
Spc. Chymetra Ross, 27, of Rolling Fork, Miss., with Headquarters Company, 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, rests on her duffle bag in Tikrit, Iraq, on Sunday while waiting for a Chinook helicopter to transport her to her return deployment to Germany.