A new unit has arrived in Iraq to take over as the commanding military medical unit in the country, according to the Multi-National Corps—Iraq.

The 62nd Medical Brigade is scheduled to pass control to the 44th Medical Command during a Friday ceremony on Camp Victory in Baghdad.

The 62nd Medical Brigade, which deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash., has served a 15-month tour during which it provided medical care to "more than 320,000 U.S., coalition and Iraqi forces and more than 120,000 civilian contractors," officials said.

In addition, brigade members helped train more than 1,400 Iraqi medical personnel.

The new unit, the 44th Medical Command from Fort Bragg, N.C., is scheduled to serve a 10-month tour.

Detainee task force gets new commanderBrig. Gen. David E. Quantock has assumed command of Task Force 134, the U.S. military organization in charge of detainee operations in Iraq.

Quantock took over from Rear Adm. Garland P. Wright during a ceremony in Baghdad on Wednesday, the military said Thursday. Wright, formerly deputy commander of the task force, had been commander since June.

Similarly, Quantock served as Wright’s deputy commander before being elevated to the top position.

Quantock’s previous assignments include stints as commandant of the U.S. Army’s Military Police School, commander of the 16th Military Police Brigade and deputy chief of staff of XVIII Airborne Corps.

In recent years, the U.S. military has focused on rehabilitation and counterinsurgency within detention facilities. There has also been a push to release more detainees or transfer them to Iraqi custody.