U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Gage (right), commander of 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, and Afghan National Army Maj. Hazrat Wali, executive officer for 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 205th Corps, exchange a friendly farewell after a transfer of authority ceremony, Oct. 12, 2013, at Combat Outpost Shoja, Afghanistan. The ANA assumed authority of the base from 1st Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.