Photo By Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller | Brig. Gen. Ba’ez Ahmad Ramadhan, chief of staff for the Ninewa Operations Center,...... read more read more
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 6th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, graduated mortar training, during a ceremony at Destiny Range, near Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 7.
Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division taught the month-long course, providing their Iraqi counterparts training on calling for fire, computing firing data and firing mortars.
“It went really well,” said Capt. Ben Jackman, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Sqdn., 9th Cav. Regt. “It was one of the most impressive training events I have seen.”
The 1st Sqdn., 9th Cav. Regt. Soldiers taught each of the 11 mortar teams crew drills and how to set up a proper firing position.
“They were taught techniques for forward observers, the differences between small and large deflection, as well has how to execute fire missions,” said Sgt. 1st Class Andre Bundick, platoon sergeant, Troop C. “They grasped the training well, and were very eager to learn.”
“They were very professional and well-disciplined,” said Pvt. Jeremiah Klatt, a mortarman from Tampa, Fla., assigned to Troop A, 1st Sqdn., 9th Cav. Regt., who taught the various techniques to the Iraqi soldiers. “They did very well with the hands on portion of the training.”
The Iraqis also learned fire direction techniques and how to relay a request for fire to mortar teams.
The training culminated with a live-fire exercise utilizing all the training the Iraqi soldiers gained throughout the previous month.
During the simulated fire missions, forward observers identified a target, then contacted Fire Direction Center to process the target location into firing data. The Fire Direction Center confirmed the target and sent the firing data to the mortar teams.
“I received very good training from the Americans,” said Spc. Hashem Khalf, a newly trained mortarman assigned to 6th Bde., 3rd IA Div. “We learned from them, and they learned from us; and they showed us a great amount of respect, and I look forward to this type of training again.”
This mortar training is part of larger and more extensive effort for U.S. Division North units to train their ISF counterparts during the course of Operation New Dawn.
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 12.09.2010 10:27 |
| Story ID: | 61631 |
| Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE MAREZ, IQ |
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