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    Iraqi Soldiers complete first M-16A2 Service Rifle Maintainer's Course [Image 4 of 6]

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    Two soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms are seated at a wooden table reviewing training documents. The foreground document is a bilingual (English and Arabic) safety manual with the heading 'SAFETY' and text reading 'Before working on weapons always.' The setting appears to be a temporary wooden training facility with instructional posters on the walls.

    FALLUJAH, IRAQ

    04.18.2008

    Photo by Cpl. Robert Medina 

    1st Marine Logistics Group

    An Iraqi soldier with Quick Reaction Force, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, helps his comrade understand the safety rules and conditions of the M-16 A2 service rifle. Ten Iraqi soldiers were selected by their command to go through the M-16 A2 Service Rifle Maintainer's Course. They will be the first to participate in the RMC for their unit. As an incentive to complete the course, the soldiers were given armorer's tools that were specially made for them in order to perform their new jobs. This three-day course was developed because of a need for Iraqi soldiers to learn how to maintain the weapons they receive from U.S. forces. The objective is for these soldiers to become armorers for their units and share the knowledge they received from the Marines.

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    Date Taken: 04.18.2008
    Date Posted: 04.29.2012 18:01
    Photo ID: 87568
    VIRIN: 080418-M-6334M-005
    Resolution: 2336x3504
    Size: 1.07 MB
    Location: FALLUJAH, IQ

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