Photo By Staff Sgt. James E. Brown | (left to right), Brig Gen. Omran the Deputy M6 of the Iraqi army, Brig. Gen. Auday,...... read more read more
By Staff Sgt. James E. Brown Jr.
1st Sustainment Brigade
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – A contingent of Iraqi army generals from the ministry of interior and ministry of defense paid a visit to the 1st Sustainment Brigade's communication and equipment repair facilities, Aug. 24, 2008. They were interested in learning the differences between the 1st SB facility and the Iraqi version on the other side of Taji.
Soldiers with the 536th Maintenance Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st SB gave the Iraqi generals a tour of the facility where they were able to witness how the U.S. Army personnel operated their facility and what procedures they used in order to repair critical electronic equipment.
After learning and comparing as much as they could from the U.S. Army personnel, the Iraqi army generals made their way to the Iraqi side of the base to the newly transitioned ministry of defense mandated radio repair facility. This facility is under the command of Brig. Gen. Mohammad, the Directorate General of Communications.
Mohammad shared with his guests all that his shop had to offer and exactly what they accomplished on a daily basis. "Ministry of defense has a lack of repair technicians available, but with the limited availability and the help of the coalition forces, they still are able to achieve their goals," said Brig. Gen. Mohammad.
A large number of electronic hand-held radios, that his personnel fixed, were stacked on a shelf – tagged with completed work orders. Iraqi army soldiers sat in their individual work stations, expertly trouble shooting electronic circuit boards. They used volt meters to check the continuity of each circuit to determine if it was still operational or not. A second group of Soldiers replaced worn out or damaged circuit boards.
The group of generals seemed genuinely impressed with the professionalism and abilities the Iraqi army soldiers possessed. The amount of jobs completed on a daily basis and the expertise they demonstrated on each task indicates an ever more capable Iraqi army.
| Date Taken: | 08.24.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2008 07:57 |
| Story ID: | 22919 |
| Location: | TAJI, IQ |
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