Alaska-based Unit

Lt. Col. Omar J. Jones, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment commander, and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Christopher M. Martinez, 2/2 SCR senior non-commissioned officer in charge, case the 2/2 SCR colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Apache, in Zabul, Afghanistan, May 8, 2011. The 2/2 SCR relinquished command to the Alaska based 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright. The 1-24th deployed to Afghanistan in April in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Photo by Spc. Thomas Duval