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Text Box: Washington Rifles

Text Box: June 19, 2003  

Text Box: THE 81ST BRIGADE SOLDIER’S NEWSPAPER  

Text Box: Volume I, Issue 3  

Text Box:   2000 miles.  18 hours.  6 men.  1 mission.   “Providing intelligence analysis products where the maneuver unit commander can use to accomplish their mission,” says CPT Samuel Augusto, commander of the 292nd M.I. Company, Puerto Rico National Guard.   “We are quite a small unit, very specialized.  We have a variety of different MOSs, such as counterintelligence, ‘humint’, interrogators, ground surveillance, we also have intel analyst soldiers, and we also have the support soldiers, which are the 54B Chemical Specialists.”    While the unit often goes to other states to support them, this year their numbers are augmented by 10 soldiers from Ft. Bragg.  The 292nd has been drawn from for real-world missions and is awaiting additional troops from basic and AIT.    “We came to Cp Roberts to train with the 81st Brigade.  We want to thank all the support that's been given to us to get to this training.”  SPC

Text Box: Puerto Rico Invades Mainland story by SGT Charles Ames

Text Box: Orlando Morales is a 292nd Intel Analyst.   Though quite shy, Morales becomes energized and focused when discussing his job.   “You know how to work with crowds, you know how to work with people better.”   Morales is attending college to become a teacher.   “Being a good teacher makes me a good soldier and being a good soldier makes me a good teacher.”   For such a small unit, an exceptional man becomes the unit admin, the training NCO, readiness, supply, groundkeeper…   Enter SSG Luis Rosa.  Rosa has been with the unit the longest and has become something of an icon.   “My job is interesting.  I have to do a lot of things since I have background in both 96B Intel Analyst and 97B Counterintelligence Agent.  This is a challenging job.”    Morales enjoys his job for several reasons but does not hesitate to clarify his utmost intent.   “To defend our freedom.  That's why I enlisted.  That’s what  we're here for.”      

 

 

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