Courtesy Photo | The Qarah Anjir local government and coalition leaders celebrated the completion of...... read more read more
FOB WARRIOR, Iraq -- The people of Klaw Qut, Iraq, celebrated the completion of a new well and water storage system August 16, a project made possible through the cooperation of the local government and coalition forces.
Klaw Qut is an interior village of 60 families that relied entirely on a dirty, slow moving stream for water. The Qarah Anjir local government worked with coalition leaders to provide a well, pump house, storage tank, generator and rudimentary network using the Commander's Emergency Relief Program.
"Clean drinking water is a concern for all Iraqi's as the government works towards upgrading existing facilities and building new ones," said Capt. Lane Packwood, a company commander with the 116th Brigade Combat Team's Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery. "This project provides an immense improvement in the village's quality of life."
Working with Iraqi leaders to complete critical infrastructure projects 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, facilitating communications 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: | 09.06.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 09.06.2005 12:58 |
| Story ID: | 2900 |
| Location: | KIRKUK, IQ |
| Web Views: | 69 |
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