Iraqi Col. Hajar, commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, shakes the hand of U.S. Army Capt. James Covington, commander of the outgoing Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and thanks him for introducing him to Capt. Chip Gaylord, commander of the incoming Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, after a small lunch held at a new school in the Mahkmur District of Iraq, Nov. 19.