Indiana's 76th takes control in Iraq

(Colonel Courtney Carr and Command Sergeant Major Gregory A. Rhoades unfurl the 76th's colors- photo courtesy of 76th public affairs)

Indiana's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took over the day-to-day duties of running Camp Anaconda today.

Anaconda is the "most critical logistics hub in Iraq," said Brigadier General Gregory Couch of the 316th Sustainment Command. It is also the largest logistics base in Iraq.

Indiana Commander, Colonel Courtney Carr will assume responsiblities of "mayor" for over 30,000 Army, Air Force and civilian contractors living on base. It's like being mayor of a city that's frequently attacked, General Couch added.

In addition to challenges of maintaining millions of gallons of clean water, and contending with power outages and mortar attacks, over 600 of Indiana's 1/293 Infantry Battalion soldiers will be conducting convoy security missions out of Anaconda to points all over the Iraqi theater.