Maintenance Soldiers take tank apart

Photo By Sgt. Matthew Wester | Civilian workers use a crane to move an M1A1 tank turret onto a stand at Camp Taji, Iraq on Sept. 13. Members of Maintenance Support Team, 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division removed the turret to work on a piece of equipment welded to the tank's interior.  

TAJI, IRAQ

10.13.2005

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Spc. Matthew Wester
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CAMP TAJI, Iraq -- An M1A1 Abrams tank turret is the source of the vehicle's deadly force -- the strong arm of one of the most powerful weapon systems in the Army.

For a group of maintenance Soldiers at Camp Taji, the turret is just another part that can be removed, replaced or repaired.

The Soldiers, of the Maintenance Support Team, assigned to 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, recently performed some heavy-duty maintenance on an M1A1 tank, proving that even in a combat zone, they can perform complicated and challenging repair missions.

The Soldiers, who are part of B Company, 125th Forward Support Battalion, and support 1st Bn., 13th Armored Reg., removed the tank's turret to repair a crucial part of the vehicle's nuclear, biological, and chemical systems.

It was a big task.

• Date Taken: 10.13.2005
• Date Posted: 10.13.2005 15:02
• Story ID: 3311
• Location: TAJI, IQ