Col. Roger Cloutier (left), commander of 1st Advise

Col. Roger Cloutier (left), commander of 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson, senior enlisted adviser with 1st AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD – C, prepare to case their brigade’s colors at a Transfer of Authority ceremony, Dec. 9, at Camp Liberty, Iraq. At the ceremony, the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, USD – C, assumed responsibility for partnering with Baghdad province’s Iraqi Security Forces units from the 1st AAB, 3rd Inf. Div.