By Sgt. Tony White
5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
SAMARRA — Before to their August deployment the Soldiers of 4th Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), days were filled with continual training centered on finding the enemy. And even now in a combat zone these Soldiers find their days still filled with training.
Conducting combat operations in Samarra, these Soldiers are accompanied by either the Iraqi Police or National Police three to four times a week. Working side-by-side with the security forces allows the Soldiers to show them the proper techniques while conducting operations.
“We have worked with the (Iraqi Police) a lot and we have started working more with the (National Police) to get them in the groove of how things are working,” said 1st Lt. John Daniel Johnson, platoon leader. “They still need some work, but they are getting better. I think by using our tactics and our buddy team systems, I think they can learn a lot of how we do things, why we do it and why it is so important.”
“Yesterday, one of their lieutenants was actually telling them to pull security here and the guy bounds up and gets there,” said Sgt. 1st Class Christian Requejo, platoon sergeant. “He has worked with the United States He is used to our tactics and doctrine and he is trying to implement that into his guys. But the more we work with them and the more they are willing to work with us, the faster they will come along like the (Iraqi Police) did.”
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(Photo: A U.S. Paratrooper scans for targets in Samarra. Official U.S. Army photo.)
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