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(Photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Pfc. Arturo Brooks, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security during
a presence patrol 22 August 2013 around Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

International Security
Assistance Force Joint
Command 2014
The Year of Change

Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, U.S. Army, and
Maj. Matthew M. McCreary, U.S. Army

T

ransitions typically are not discrete events.
Rather, they consist of overlapping groups
of actions that, over time, interact to create
a potent mix of challenges. Transitions can take on
numerous forms—sometimes they are relatively simple.
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For example, during World Wars I and II, units rotated
regularly, with fresh troops executing reliefs-in-place
with their beleaguered front-line counterparts. At other
times, the changes can be more nuanced and complex. For instance, after the initial invasion of Iraq in
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