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The Idaho Army National Guard’s Manuever Area Training Equipment Site, MATES, is located in the desert landscape just off Interstate 84, at the very end of the S Orchard Access Road where the entrance to the Orchard Combat Training Center is located. MATES personnel all commute from a variety of locations scattered across the southwest region of Idaho. Soldiers commute between an hour, with one commuting at least two hours, each way, every day of work.
At the heart of the Orchard Combat Training Center, the Idaho Army National Guard's Maneuver Area Training and Equipment Site (MATES) is the 116th CBCT's premier and largest maintenance shop. MATES is charged with the sustainment of combat power across 3 separate states, in support of their missions both domestic and abroad.
MATES is built around 5 Field Maintenance Teams (FMTs), 1 Field Maintenance Support Team (FMST), 1 Materiel and Readiness Team, and a warehouse in order to provide maintenance support to units from Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada.
MATES soldiers within the FMTs are subject matter experts on the M1A2/A1 Abrams, the M2A3 Bradley, the M88A2 Hercules, the M113/M1068 family of vehicles, and variety of other equipment. MATES mechanics have been asked to travel across the country to ensure the highest possible quality of work is performed.
The FMTs rely heavily on the knowledge and skills within the various supporting teams. The FMST are proactive in repairing equipment at the lowest possible expense while recognized nationally for creative solutions to common maintenance or repair problems. The MATES teams can troubleshoot electronic components down to the microchip level, repair .50 caliber machine guns, or fabricate a part when needed.
According to MATES Superintendent Cpt. Mark Ross, “ Despite a global pandemic, numerous state emergencies, and an ever increasing operational tempo, MATES personnel continue to drive the mission forward, hunt for creative solutions, and steward the high
| Date Taken: | 08.13.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 09.27.2021 09:53 |
| Photo ID: | 6858141 |
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| Location: | BOISE, IDAHO, US |
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