1st Armored Division Takes Command Of Coalition Land Forces In Iraq
July 14 2017
The 1st Armored Division has assumed command of the multinational land component for the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State, reports the Stars and Stripes.
On Wednesday, Maj. Gen. Pat White, the commander of the division based at Fort Bliss, Texas, relieved Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan. The 1st ID has led the land component since November.
The transfer ceremony from the "Big Red One" to the "Iron...
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