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Story by: Pvt. Richard Stairs
BAGHDAD — Members of the Logistics Training Advisory Team with B Company, 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United Stated Division – Center, put individuals from the 2nd Iraqi Federal Police Battalion to the test for three days, training them on vehicle recovery operations and other maintenance and repair techniques.
The members of the team were eager to pass their experience and knowledge onto their Iraqi counterparts.
“We are here for them,” said Staff Sgt. Jeff Wernholm, with B Company, and an Iron River, Mich., native. “We will give them the best possible training on their equipment to help make them a stronger, more efficient team.”
Wernholm said the 2nd IFP personnel who attended the training were very energetic and wanted to learn as much as possible during the time they had with the instructors.
The first day of the training started with a basic overview of the 2nd IFP’s main recovery vehicle. The training progressed into basic techniques of hooking a disabled vehicle up to the recovery vehicle as well as techniques on recovering vehicles that have been severely damaged.
Getting hands-on experience with the equipment was a big part of the training and the 2nd IFP members in attendance participated in a simulated recovery mission. Each recovery team received a mission from the advisory team instructors requiring them to perform a variety of newly-learned tasks to include a front, rear, and a total destruction hook-up.
The recovery crews performed each mission flawlessly, said Wernholm.
“The training we provided made the 2nd [Iraqi] Federal Police more proficient on their equipment, which made them more aware of their own capabilities and the [capabilities of the] equipment they are using,” said Sgt. Nathan House, from B Company, and a Seminole, Texas, native.
Over the next two days, the 2nd IFP learned about oxy-fuel gas cutting—commonly referred to as oxy-acetylene cutting— with which none of them had previous experience.
By the end of the third day, the students were setting up and taking apart the oxy-fuel equipment with an efficiency that made it appear as if they had been doing this their whole life, said Warrant Officer Terrance Tutt, with B Company, and a Houston native.
“For this being their first time doing this type of training and catching on as fast as they do, it shows their ability to quickly grasp the basic concepts of our normal day-to-day operations,” Tutt said.
The training culminated with a graduation ceremony where the students received certificates of training from the advisory team members. The 2nd IFP students later hosted a dinner attended by the training team.
“With this training, the men are learning new things that they will be able to use in real situations,” IFP Maj. Thamir, an officer with the 2nd IFP said.
| Date Taken: | 02.15.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.11.2011 02:31 |
| Story ID: | 66827 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 64 |
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