FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan – Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 203rd Corps in the Afghan National Army received Facilities Engineer Team team certifications from American soldiers in the 850th Horizontal Engineer Company. The 850th HEC is part of Task Force Trojan Horse, a multifunctional engineer task force charged with providing construction and assured mobility assets in Regional Command East, South of Kabul.
The soldiers from 850th were very proud of their Afghan counterparts, who after only five weeks of training began showing mastery in the FET program. The program consists of classroom and hands-on portions revolving around the upkeep and maintenance of machinery at Afghan National Army bases. That includes, but is not limited to plumbing, carpentry, air conditioning/heater repair, and generator repair.
“This training enables Afghan engineers to be able to take care of their facilities after the coalition departs. If we can teach these soldiers how to fix this equipment, there is no doubt in my mind that it can provide many years of use”, said 1st Lt. Jonathan Hickey of Boston. First Lt. Hickey is the Task Force Trojan Horse Afghan National Army Partnership officer, and tracks all partnered projects in training for the task force.
The partnership between 850th and their Afghan National Army comrades will continue as they begin to focus on more construction-focused engineering at FOB Shank and beyond.
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 11.05.2013 07:17 |
| Story ID: | 116292 |
| Location: | AF |
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