Courtesy Photo | Spc. Salvatore Inga, a small-arms repairer with the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th...... read more read more
By 1st Lt. Derrick Smith
224th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq — Soldiers working in the armament shop of the 632nd Maintenance Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), conducted yearly weapons gauging for their company Jan. 10 at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
The armament shop provides direct support for all small-arms weapons systems for several companies on COB Adder. This includes ensuring that their unit’s weapon systems are functioning properly and within tolerance. This significantly decreases the number of malfunctions with the weapon systems when they travel off the base and are used for missions.
“Gauging weapons is very important,” said Spc. Salvatore Inga, small-arms repairer with the 632nd Maint. Company, and a Brooklyn, N.Y., native. “We (armament shop) have to make sure that the ammunition will flow through the barrel correctly, so it will not blow up when the soldier pulls the trigger.”
The armament shop soldiers gauge hundreds of weapons including M9 pistols, .50-caliber machine guns, M240B machine guns, M249 Squad Automatic Weapons, and M16 assault rifles in one day.
“The armament shop is very good at what they do,” said Sgt. 1st Class Dominic Saunders, a platoon sergeant with the 632nd Maint. Company, and a Baltimore native. “You can tell the soldiers are very enthusiastic about being able to provide maintenance on all of the weapons in our company.”
| Date Taken: | 01.10.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 01.23.2011 14:54 |
| Story ID: | 64063 |
| Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ |
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