Lt. Col. Michael Ernst, right, a Stability Transition Team leader attached to 2nd “Dagger” Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, embraces Lt. Col. Michael Henderson, commander of 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C, whose unit worked with Ernst’s team during its deployment in support of Operation New Dawn, Oct. 2 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. STT members, who lived and worked directly with their ISF counterparts, providing knowledge and experience which will enable the ISF to more effectively provide security for Iraq’s citizens, received Bronze Star Medals in recognition of their yearlong efforts.