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CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers with the 779th Engineer Battalion, tasked with training the Iraqi Army's 3rd Field Engineer Regiment at Al Kisik are devising new ways to help the IA make better use of the time left to train with U.S. forces before the U.S. forces leave Iraq.
The 779th's Headquarters and Headquarters Company S-3 officer and first sergeant developed a quarterly training plan for the 3rd FER. Basing the 3rd FERs training plan on U.S. Army training standards, the 779th developed an annual training calendar that effectively fits all of the 3rd FER Soldiers into the critical training and takes into consideration the Iraqi engineers other mission requirements.
The 779th also developed several training courses for the 3rd FER. The training tasks include land navigation, route-clearance, vertical construction and horizontal construction.
To facilitate communication, the 779th translated the lesson plans to Arabic.
The classes, similar to those used for U.S. Army training schools, will enable the 3rd FER to complete practical exercises in a classroom prior to undergoing hands-on training.
Realizing that the IA has limited knowledge of the hand and power tools used by USF engineers, the 779th developed a tool-picture dictionary for the 3rd FER. The tool- picture dictionary catalogs all of the tools and shows a picture of each one, said Cpt. James Mitchell, S-3 officer, 779th Eng. Bn.
The goal is to get as much realistic, practical training as possible. The 779th Soldiers based at Al Kisik said they are up to the challenge. They expect their innovative ideas to speed the IA's training along and benefit the 3rd FER long after U.S. forces leave Iraq.
"I don't think we'd be as effective if we just mentored them and said 'go build something, and we'll tell you if you do something wrong,'" Cpt. Mitchell said. "But this way, we build a class, have them go through the class, and then, hands-on, show them how to do it."
| Date Taken: | 10.17.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 10.28.2009 18:59 |
| Story ID: | 40787 |
| Location: | MOSUL, IQ |
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