Crossing the line. CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Jose Cruz, a combat medic assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, crosses the “Line of Authority,” symbolically joining the Noncommissioned Officer Corps and becoming a leader of Soldiers, during an NCO Induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. Cruz, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., said he is proud to join the ranks of what military leaders call “The Backbone of the Army.” ( Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N

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Crossing the line. CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – Sergeant Jose Cruz, a combat medic assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, crosses the “Line of Authority,” symbolically joining the Noncommissioned Officer Corps and becoming a leader of Soldiers, during an NCO Induction ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, July 27, 2011. Cruz, a resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., said he is proud to join the ranks of what military leaders call “The Backbone of the Army.” ( Army photo by Spc. Andrew Ingram, USD – N PAO) Crossing the line by United States Forces - Iraq (Inactive)

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