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KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2008 – Army Chief Warrant Officer Sammy Rodriguez has a job that isn’t exciting until things go wrong. Army Chief Warrant Officer Sammy Rodriguez, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, makes quick work Jan. 23, 2008, of preparing a damaged vehicle for recovery to a forward operating base in the Korengal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Hendrix, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Rodriguez, a native of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is the battalion maintenance technician for 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. On a routine mission Jan. 23 to deliver...

AL HILLAH — In an Oct. 12 graduation ceremony, the first 155 members of the new al Hillah Community Watch Organization pledged to keep their community safe from terrorists. The ceremony was attended by the mayor of al Hillah, the commander of Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics, Brig. Gen. Abbas Al-Jebory and U.S. Special Forces leaders, who served as advisers during the implementation and five weeks of training for the CWO members. The new CWO is an important milestone of cooperation between the Government of Iraq and the people of al Hillah as it gives the local population an opportunity...

FORT HUACHUCA — Fort officials dedicate the post’s Military Intelligence Library to Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Nason in a ceremony at 8 a.m. Friday. Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast, commanding general of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca, and Nason’s sister, Gena Nason, will unveil a plaque honoring him. Nason, a Fort Huachuca military intelligence Soldier, died Nov. 23, 2003, of injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Iraq. He was assigned to Company A, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion on the fort and had volunteered to serve a temporary yearlong assignment in Iraq. The Military Intelligence Library serves the...