Iraqi army Maj. Amar with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Army Brigade, stands in front of a formation of Iraqi troops during a transfer of authority ceremony from coalition forces to the Iraqi army on Aug. 1, 2005, at Forward Operating Base Normandy in Diyala, Iraq. This ceremony celebrates the official handover of responsibility of security of one-fifth of the Diyala Province to the self-reliant Iraqi army's 2nd Battalion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Day)