ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

 

1601 W. JEFFERSON
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007
(602) 542-3133

JANET NAPOLITANO
GOVERNOR

DORA  SCHRIRO
DIRECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media Advisory
For Immediate Release

 

 

For more information contact:

Nolberto Machiche

Bill Lamoreaux
(602) 542-3133
                                       

 

May 28, 2008

 

Special Management Unit at ASPC-Eyman Dedicated To Memory of COII Charles Browning

A Staff Sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who Died in

Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan

 

 

 

Phoenix, Ariz. – One year ago on June 1, 2007, Correctional Officer Charles Browning, an exemplary employee of the Arizona Department of Corrections for nearly 4 years and a member of the United States military for 12 years, was killed in Afghanistan when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near his military vehicle.

 

The Arizona Department of Corrections will be renaming the Special Management Unit II (SMU II) at ASPC-Eyman as the Browning Unit.  Browning worked at SMU II before his deployment with the Arizona Army National Guard Bravo Company 1-158th Infantry Battalion.

 

Officer Browning joined the Department on January 12, 2004 and served with distinction at ASPC-Eyman in the City of Florence throughout his career.

  

When:            Monday, June 2, 2008

                        9:30 AM

 

Where:           ASPC-EYMAN

                       4374 East Butte Avenue, Florence, AZ 85232

 

What:              Dedication of Unit

 

Requirements:  The journalist and/or photographer must R.S.V.P. by 12 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2008 to allow time for proper background checks and clearance.

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