C004911

Round shaped poker chip, black and blue in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

SIDE 1 - US Army Major gold oak leaf insignia of rank on the left, Sergeant Major insignia of rank on the right from which insues the black silhouette of a cobra; surrounding all that and following the curviture of the coin, the words, "TEAM SNAKE" above and. "0111 MILITARY TRANSITION TEAM" below.

SIDE 2 - US 3rd Infantry Division patch on a US Flag background on the left, an Iraqi Infantry unit patch on an Iraqi Flag background on the right; the words, "OIF V, 07-08" bridging the two flags below the patches; and following the outside curviture of the coin, the words, "TEAM SNAKE" above and, 1ST BATTALION 1ST BRIGADE 1ST IRAQI DIVISION" below.

A Military Transition Team, or Transition Team, is a 10 to 15 soldier team that trains local forces. The term has been used in the context of the "War on Terror" to design groups training in particular the Iraqi Security Forces.

0111 Military Transition Team, Advisors to 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom V (OIF-V) during 2007-2008.