By Sgt. 1st Class Joe Thompson
41st Fires Brigade Public Affairs Office
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq – Iraqi security forces will partner with the 41st Fires Brigade and occupy the different checkpoints and patrol bases that the 1st Georgian Brigade manned before they redeployed home.
"We want to train and work with the U.S. Army," said Sgt. Namel Watak Nwiyf, 32nd Iraqi Army Brigade
Nwiyf is with a contingent of Soldiers from the 32nd IA Bde., that are working together with Soldiers from Battery B., 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment at checkpoints in Wasit to keep the province stable and secure.
"We like our job here of running the traffic control point and providing security at the entrance of the patrol base," Nwiyf said.
Second Lieutenant Charles Hines, Btty. B., 2-20 FA Regt. is the IA liaison at the patrol base. He says the plan is to have a complete partnership with the Iraqi soldiers.
"Right now, the Iraqi soldiers have taken over the responsibility of the traffic control point, but we are going to train them to be able to take over the entire patrol base, go and do presence patrols and set-up temporary traffic control points in our area," Hines said.
The 41st Fires Bde. established a very good working relationship both the Iraqi police and the IA, according to Col. Richard M. Francey, Jr., 41st Fires Bde commander.
"We are integrating with the ISF to make us a better fighting force," Francey said. "They have stepped up to the plate, and their partnership is why we are able to take over the mission that the Georgians had to leave behind, with no change in the security and safety of the Iraqi people"
For Nwiyf, working with the Americans is a chance to get better training, and learn as much from the U.S. Soldiers that he can.
"I want to fight fiercely alongside the U.S. Army," said Nwiyf. By working with the Americans, "I get more training to be able to do the job."
| Date Taken: | 08.15.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 08.15.2008 04:41 |
| Story ID: | 22514 |
| Location: | AL KUT, IQ |
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