Col. Lillibridge, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Task Force 3-101, and Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree, 3rd BCT, 101st ABN DIV (ASSLT), begin to uncase their Brigade colors at the Transfer of Authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2012. The ceremony signaled the beginning of the Rakkasans authority within their area of operations here in eastern Afghanistan. Transfer of Authority 121006-A-AY560-976

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