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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rocky Kmiecik (right), commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, and Capt. Gary Powell go over last minute details with Sheik Saeed Jassem in Tarmiya, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2006, prior to the Army turning over control of the district of Tarmiya to Iraqi officials and police officers.

TURNOVER

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rocky Kmiecik (right), commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, and Capt. Gary Powell go over last minute details with Sheik Saeed Jassem in Tarmiya, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2006, prior to the Army turning over control of the district of Tarmiya to Iraqi officials and police officers.

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