Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070313-08
Multi-National Division – North PAO
NINEWA PROVINCE, Iraq – Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment (Headhunters) completed several training events last week for Iraqi Army soldiers as part of the increased Military Transition Team training implemented earlier this year.
Soldiers from 1st Platoon, B Troop, 1-9 Cavalry completed training of troops from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Iraqi Army Division in individual movement techniques and squad-level reconnaissance exercises March 6 at Forward Operating Base Sykes. The training was designed to teach individual movement technique skills as well as maintaining vigilance while out on patrol, and included grenade simulators during mock patrols to simulate contact from IEDs, mortars, and complex ambushes.
Concurrently, Soldiers from A Troop, 1-9 Cavalry trained troops from Headquarters Company, 2nd Iraqi Army Division on basic High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and vehicle repair March 7 at Al-Kindi military complex. This training was designed to focus on basic operator-level maintenance, trouble-shooting, and basic mechanical tasks for successful vehicle upkeep.
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