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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Casey, center, sits with Iraqi Army Lt. Col. Hassan, right, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, as Multinational Force Iraq turns over combat outpost power to the Iraqi government in the Aden District of Mosul, Iraq, June 7, 2009. Casey is the commander 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

THE HANDOFF

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Casey, center, sits with Iraqi Army Lt. Col. Hassan, right, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, as Multinational Force Iraq turns over combat outpost power to the Iraqi government in the Aden District of Mosul, Iraq, June 7, 2009. Casey is the commander 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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