U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 501st

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division, known as Task Force Pistol, participate in a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 16, 2015. The TOA marks the end of the 4th Battalion’s time in Iraq and the beginning of the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment’s deployment. During their nine-month deployment, Task Force Pistol flew several hundred flight hours per week, providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support and transporting personnel and cargo in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paris Maxey/Released)