Video Available: Iraq Assistance Group Change of Command

Video 'B-Roll' of Change of Command ceremony. Brig. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard transfers command of the Iraqi Assistance Group to Brig. Gen. James C. Yarbrough. Video is available upon request from the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) by calling (678) 421-6604 or by accessing the DVIDS Web site at www.dvidshub.net.

The B-Roll footage shows Brig. Gen. Pittard handing over the flag to Brig. Gen. Yarbrough as well as speeches from both. B-Roll also has cutaways and shots of the crowd which included high ranking Iraqi officers.

The Iraq Assistance Group was formed on February 15, 2005. The IAG currently supports the transition teams and trains and equips them. The IAG has also assumed the role as the principal coordinating agency for the Iraqi Security Forces within MNC-I.

Source: Multi-National Force-Iraq

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