Lt. Col. Dale Farrand (left), commander of the 299th “Lifeline” Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd “Dagger” Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Billings, Mont., native, speaks to Gen. Ann. E. Dunwoody (second from right), commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command, and Heidi Shyu (bottom right), assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, during an operations brief Sept. 15, 2011 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Dunwoody also recognized three soldiers with the 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., for their outstanding efforts during their current deployment in support of Operation New Dawn prior to receiving the brief from Dagger Brigade leadership.