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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, right, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Iraqi army Lt. Gen. Ali Ghaidan Majid, commander of Iraqi ground forces, sign documents certifying the transfer of responsibility for the Diyala Operations Center from MNC-I to the Iraqi Ground Forces Command during a ceremony in Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007.

TRANSFER OF POWER

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, right, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Iraqi army Lt. Gen. Ali Ghaidan Majid, commander of Iraqi ground forces, sign documents certifying the transfer of responsibility for the Diyala Operations Center from MNC-I to the Iraqi Ground Forces Command during a ceremony in Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007.

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