President Barack Obama declares an end to Operation Iraqi Freedom and the start of Operation New Dawn in Iraq, marking an end to formal combat operations that began on March 19, 2003.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.