Iraqi airmen walk into a New Dawn
Iraqi Air Force airmen walk past an IAF C-130 Hercules to their C-12 Huron equipped with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, at New Al Muthanna Air Base, Iraq.The U.S. Military transitioned from Operation Iraq Freedom to Operation New Dawn on Sept. 1st. As part of Operation New Dawn, U.S. Forces have three primary missions: advising, assisting, and training the Iraqi Security Forces; conducting partnered counterterrorism operations; and providing support to provincial reconstruction teams and civilian partners as they help build Iraq's civil capacity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston)