An Army Reserve civil affairs specialist, Staff Sgt. John O'Leary, assigned to the 1479th Civil Affairs Company, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stands guard outside of a tile factory before meeting with the owner of the company in Boob al-Sham, July 30. "I think anytime are working and getting paid, they're happy and then we know they're not doing bad stuff," said O'Leary, a native of Tewksbury, Mass.