Multaka radio station moves forward

Courtesy Photo | A new radio station construction site in Multaka, Iraq, is providing employment for local construction workers. This photo was taken Aug. 20 during a coalition tour of the facility. (Photo submitted by Task Force 1-163 Infantry)  

KIRKUK, IRAQ

09.07.2005

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FOB WARRIOR, Iraq -- A radio station project in Multaka, Iraq, is providing construction jobs for local workers and will be a means of regional public communication for the future according to 116th Brigade Combat Team soldiers who visited the construction site August 20.

Soldiers of the 116th BCT's Task Force 1-163 Infantry visited the site to check progress on the project intended to bring broadcast communication to the largely Sunni Arab population in western Kirkuk Province.

"The Multaka Radio Station is close to being finished, and should be finished sometime in September," said 1st Lt. Chris Robinette, a special operations officer with the 116th BCT. "This will be well in advance of the elections and allow the Arabs to talk and educate the Sunni Population on current topics that are happening with in the community."

According to Robinette, the station will also allow farmers in the area to talk about current agricultural issues and bring answers to questions troubling many of the local Arabs.

Helping facilitate communcations is part of the 116th BCT's mission while deployed in north central Iraq. The unit's mission also includes assisting Iraq's new government, supporting economic development and improving security and stability in the region.

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: 09.07.2005
• Date Posted: 09.07.2005 12:49
• Story ID: 2911
• Location: KIRKUK, IQ