The Secretary of Defense has issued an order that will rename what was Operation Iraqi Freedom, to Operation New Dawn, effective September 1st, 2010. It signifies the new mission there, given the planned withdrawal of most forces in 2011. I suppose there will also be a new campaign ribbon issued for those serving in Operation New Dawn, but that's just a guess.
Anyway, OIF has been with us for a long time, so it's going to be strange to call what's going on in Iraq anything else. OND?
