officers from USD-C headquarters out of Camp Liberty in Baghdad. However, the ACC is different from a division or brigade element, and it took some time to define each member's role.

It was on-the-job training, Ortegon said.
"As we went through an initial mission analysis, the question was, 'how do we best support Brig. Gen. Tovo','" he said.

One of the ways that the cell supports Tovo is to provide security during his engagements with Iraqi leaders.

Staff Sgt. James McKeehan, a veteran of four Iraq deployments and one of the personal security detachment noncommissioned officers responsible for providing security for Tovo, said he notices a big difference in the current environment.

"My first deployment was the ground war," he said. "The object was to engage the enemy. Now Iraq's own security forceshave the lead. Theoretically, I don't have to worry about combat."
Regardless, he said, protecting the general is no small task.

"It's a big responsibility, making sure he gets from point A to point B," McKeehan said. "But a lot of the time, it means we get to go to a lot of cool places."

Another responsibility of the cell is to coordinate air and ground movements for Tovo.
Sgt. 1st Class John E. Santoro, operations noncommissioned officer-in-charge for the ACC said during his predeployment training, he knew he would be processing movement requests while in Iraq, but didn't know he would be a part of the ACC until he arrived in country.

The coordination of air and ground transportation, security and support highlight some of the diverse responsibilities and capabilities of the