An Iraqi Soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, salutes as the Iraqi flag is raised over Joint Security Station Ghazaliyah III in the Ghazaliyah district of northwest Baghdad Jan. 1. "The transition of JSS Ghazaliyah III to full Iraqi control shows the continuing improvement of the state of the Iraqi security forces," said 1st Lt. Patrick Howlett, 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad.