Courtesy Photo | Army Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, Division Commander, 42nd Infantry Division...... read more read more
FOB WARRIOR, Iraq -- The 42nd Infantry Division commander and 116th Brigade Combat Team commander visited the newly-constructed trauma center run by the Air Force's 506th Air Expeditionary Group Sept. 29 on Forward Operating Base Warrior.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, 42nd Division commander, and Brig. Gen. Alan Gayhart, 116th BCT commander, visited the facility to see first-hand the improvements. FOB Warrior, also know as Kirkuk Regional Air Base, is home to the 506th AEG, as well as the 116th BCT.
"We rely on the Air Force's medical facility to treat our Soldiers when they have experienced a severe trauma, as a result of enemy attack or accident," said Gayhart.
For these commanders the facility is a symbol of cooperation between the Medical Squadron and Army medical professionals. Both Soldiers and Airmen work together at the base to provide support to both ground and air military operations in the area, and the Emergency Medical Services facility is a great example of how joint operations lead to better care.
The 116th BCT is comprised of headquarters and staff sections, two armor battalions, a mechanized infantry battalion, a support battalion, a field artillery battalion, an engineer battalion, and various intelligence, signal, and specialized units. The 116th BCT is one of several Army National Guard units deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.
| Date Taken: | 10.23.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 10.23.2005 12:36 |
| Story ID: | 3464 |
| Location: | KIRKUK, IQ |
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