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By Spc. Stephanie Homan
MNC-I PAO
FALLUJAH, Iraq - The 329th Chemical Platoon, Task Force Phantom, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, participated in a joint operation July 12-17 to recover a large quantity of nitric acid found in a cache in the city of Fallujah.
The platoon, a reserve unit from Winter Park, Fla., helped remove 40,000 gallons of the acid, said Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hart, platoon leader, 329th Chem. Platoon, TF Phantom, MNC-I.
Nitric acid is a toxic, acidic, colorless liquid used to make fertilizers, dyes, explosives and other chemicals.
Twenty Soldiers from the platoon worked in conjunction with Marines from Multi-National Force-West and Soldiers from Multi-National Division-Center on the four-day mission to complete the task.
"Our mission was to aid in the recovery of the nitric acid," Hart said. "Our job is to secure it so it cannot be manufactured and made into homemade explosives that are used against coalition forces," Hart said.
Army Capt. Eric Dunkley, commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, TF Phantom, MNC-I, said he feels involvement in missions like this improves safety of Soldiers on the battlefield and deeply impacts chemical Soldiers down the road.
"They support MNC-I not just for (hazardous material) identification, but to see that it is properly stored and moved for disposal," he said. "The majority of the work they have done here not only impacts the units in the affected battle space but the schoolhouse training in the rear. The unit is having a large impact."
| Date Taken: | 07.28.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2007 05:45 |
| Story ID: | 11501 |
| Location: | FALLUJAH, IQ |
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