Afghan National Army (ANA) garrison support in Uruzgan will benefit from a shipping container of tools and equipment gifted by Australian and US forces on Aug. 22.
Some of the supplies gifted were those used when basic trade training was provided for 23 4th Brigade 205th Corps soldiers in early 2013.
The students were taught skills in plumbing, electrical repairs and carpentry over a 16-week training course coordinated by the US Army Corps of Engineers Infrastructure Training Advisory Team (ITAT).
Maj Shane Nicoll, Officer Commanding 2nd Cavalry Regiment Task Force Security Force Assistance Advisory Team (SFAAT), said as ISAF troops prepare to complete their mission in Uruzgan, one goal was to ensure Afghan National Security Forces have the foundations for a sustainable future.
“While the garrison engineers now have trade skills, they did not have the tools required to do fault-finding, repairs and maintenance on their equipment and buildings,” he said.
“The tools used for the US-led ITAT trade training were added to the tools and shipping container supplied by the ADF.”
Maj Nicoll said any equipment gifted to the ANA needed to be safe and maintainable.
“Although power tools, which won’t last forever, were part of the package, we included hand tools such as saws, crowbars and sledgehammers,” he said.
Col Mohammed Akbar, Commander 4th Brigade Garrison Support Kandak, accepted the equipment on behalf of Col Mohammad Rasul Khan (Col Kandahari), Commander 4/205, and said it was greatly appreciated.
“These supplies will help our engineers address many of the repair and maintenance issues across the brigade,” he said.
“This is another small step forward for the ANA.”
Staff Sgt Jason W. Kelly, Regional Command (South) ITAT, said the Afghan students received training they would not have otherwise had and graduates were then employed by the ANA Facilities Engineer.
“With all the personnel who were trained it means the 4th Brigade is a lot more competent in maintaining their facilities which will mean less degradation to their equipment,” he said.
“I enjoyed training these guys, seeing the progress they made, and how they were excited to get to work.”
| Date Taken: | 08.22.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.22.2013 01:52 |
| Story ID: | 114064 |
| Location: | TARIN KOWT, AF |
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