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By Chief Warrant Officer Jason Kovatchitch
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — An advise-and-assist maintenance company deployed to Iraq was selected, Jan. 25, as a semifinalist to represent the Department of the Army in an annual military maintenance competition.
The Company B "Maddogs" of 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist), will compete with three other units across the Army for the coveted 2009 Army Award for Maintenance Excellence.
The Maddogs will compete in the Small Category for maintenance shops with fewer than 100 personnel. Also selected a finalist was Company G, from 307th.
The leaders of 307th nominated the Maddogs in November 2009 for their efforts in supporting the maintenance requirements of 1/82 AAB in garrison and during their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2009-10.
In 2009, the company was responsible for field maintenance, both internal and external to 307th BSB, including recovery operations, scheduled services, and unscheduled repairs for more than 10,000 pieces of equipment.
The operations included automotive, electronic, communication, armament, allied trades and ground support equipment belonging to six battalions.
During its current deployment, the Maddogs have provided maintenance support to 1/82 AAB and other Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force units throughout Al Anbar province.
In addition to its conventional mission, the company has conducted countless partnership operations with Iraqi Army units in the province.
If selected by DA, the Maddogs will represent the Army's best against those from the other services in the 2010 Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards competition.
The selection process includes a Phase II on-site inspection of all the company maintenance operations. This inspection is scheduled for early April at the company motor pool here.
Inspectors will interview the command team and section leaders to develop a better idea of how the Maddogs conduct maintenance operations in a deployed environment while still being able to execute so many Iraqi army partnership training operations.
They will also observe the mechanics performing maintenance, and confirm that the Maddogs follow proper safety and technical procedures.
If they win, the Maddogs will compete for the Phoenix Award, a trophy recognizing small unit maintenance excellence throughout the entire military.
The Phoenix Award will be presented to the winner during the 2010 DoD Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition in Tampa, Fla., which takes place, Nov. 15-18.
| Date Taken: | 01.25.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 03.16.2010 06:23 |
| Story ID: | 46730 |
| Location: | AL ASAD AIR BASE, IQ |
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