From left, Polish army Lt. Col. Andrzej Dylong, Capt. Mirilisz Mignon, and Chief Warrant Officer Mirostaw Czarnik, all from the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation, discuss progress on an electrical project with Haytham Badr Hamza, far right, a local Iraqi contractor, March 13, 2007 near Afak, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


An electrical generator station project stands near completion March 13, 2007, near Afak, Iraq. The project is sponsored by the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation and overseen by local contractors. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


A Polish army gunner, from the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation, watches for suspicious activity at an electrical generator project site near Afak, Iraq, March 13, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


Polish army Chief Warrant Officer Mirostaw Czarnik, right, from the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation, discusses progress on a water clarification station with Oday Hattim Aggar, a local Iraqi contractor overseeing the project, March 13, 2007, near Afak, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


A local Iraqi worker assembles a pump to be used in a water purification station near Afak, Iraq, March 13, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


A water purification project stands near completion near Afak, Iraq, March 13, 2007. The project is sponsored by the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation and is being overseen by local contractors. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


Polish army Lt. Col. Andrzej Dylong, left, from the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation, talks with a local Iraqi through an interpreter about progress on a water purification project March 13, 2007, near Afak, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt


Polish army Lt. Col. Andrzej Dylong, left, provides security for Polish army Chief Warrant Officer Mirostaw Czarnik and Oday Hattim Aggar, center, while both discuss progress on a water clarification station March 13, 2007, near Afak, Iraq. Oday Hattim Aggar is a local Iraqi contractor overseeing the project; Dylong and Czarnik are members of the Polish Civilian Military Cooperation team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt



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