A U.S. Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., Sameer Alhaddad, and Iraqi soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony officially transferring Joint Security Station Sheik Amir to Iraqi control in Baghdad, Iraq, May 7. JSS Sheik Amir played an integral role as the primary command cell during the Iraqi national elections from which Iraqi and U.S. Forces operated to ensure the security of the people in the area.