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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – Extending the length of Iraq, Route Tampa goes right through the heart of Iraq toward the Kuwaiti border and serves as the main thoroughfare to move equipment and personnel into and out of Iraq.
In order to make this critical route safer, U.S. forces from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, United States Division—South along with their Iraqi security force partners came together July 31 for a combined safety conference.
Representatives from the Iraqi army, Police, Highway Patrol, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal came together with U.S. forces on COB Adder for the conference to promote mutual understanding of the rules of the road. The participants also discussed ways to reduce vehicle accidents and improvised explosive devices.
The leaders opened the conference with a basic overview of events from the last six months. The most common events were IEDs, and traffic accidents were the second most common. The leaders also discussed the enforcement of proper speed limits and traffic laws, and maintaining a clean highway free of dangerous debris or other dangerous objects.
Keeping the highways free of debris, also known as route sanitation, helps prevent insurgents from placing IEDs among trash, broken down vehicles and miscellaneous objects along the highway.
“Each side was able to express its concerns of current and shared ideas in terms of how to share the road, not only to protect the U.S. forces, but the ISF and the local population as we execute a responsible drawdown out of Iraq,” said Maj. Robert Newbauer, of Allegan, Mich., plans officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
As the ISF continues to take more of the lead, the U.S. forces will coordinate closely with the appropriate ISF operation centers with regards to convoy movements and checkpoints.
“It is important that as we retrograde and draw vehicles responsibly out of Iraq we have the full support of our Iraqi partners as they not only set up check points along the road they continue to build upon the gains that they have made in terms of security and are able to do things themselves,” said Newbauer.
| Date Taken: | 08.13.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 08.13.2010 03:06 |
| Story ID: | 54504 |
| Location: | IQ |
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