Lt. Col. Christopher Cox (right), the Combined Joint Task Force Paladin chief of staff and commander of troops for the CJTF Paladin end of mission ceremony, reports to Brig. Gen. James Blackburn, International Security Assistance Force deputy commander for separates, and CJTF Paladin commander Col. Marue Quick at the beginning of the ceremony here Dec. 15. (Photo by Ed Drohan, Combined Joint Task Force Paladin Public Affairs)