Lt. Col. Nikolaus Guran, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) passes the Operations Company guidon to Capt. Evelyn Gutierrez, incoming Ops. Co. commander at a change of command ceremony in Erbil, Iraq, June 27, 2016. The passing of the Ops. Co. guidon between them symbolizes Gutierrez accepting command. Ops. Co.’s mission includes running the mayor’s and strike cells at Life Support Area Danger in support of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve. ( Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi)

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