Soldiers Teach Iraqi Firefighters Haz Mat Skills by Lt

Multi-National Division – Baghdad “First Team.....Team First” Friday, August 14, 2009 Soldiers teach Iraqi firefighters Haz Mat skills By Lt. Col. Pat Simon Lavespere, of Pineville, La., program focused on health 225th Eng. Bde. PAO 225th Engineer Brigade, a and safety planning, decon- BAGHDAD — A heavy fuel course instructor. “This is the tamination and first aid, tech- truck is involved in a major first time they see this type of niques for proper response at traffic accident, spilling hun- training.” a hazardous materials site, dreds of gallons of fuel into a Lavespere, a civil capacity monitoring and sampling, nearby waterway. liaison with the Joint Recon- and hands on instruction on

This is just one of the struction Operations Center, the latest chemical detection Photo by Lt. Col. Pat Simon many simulated scenarios said a clean environment equipment. Staff Sgt. Gregory Lowe (left), that played out at the first should also be a goal for the “They are eager to learn,” from Lisbon Falls, Maine, hazardous materials course future of Iraq and he is hope- said Staff Sgt. Jason Smith, 110th Chem. Bn., and Lt. Col. at Baghdad’s National Fire ful that this course will set San Antonio, Texas, with the Lee Lavespere, of Pineville, Academy on Aug. 11. Pro- the stage to start up an offi- 110th Chemical Battalion. La. 225th Eng. Bde., teach vincial Reconstruction Team- cial Haz Mat response pro- “They are very professional Iraqi firefighters how to con- Baghdad members invited gram here. and share their experiences duct emergency response MND-B Soldiers to teach “[The Ministry of Interior] about responding to emer- operations by using various Iraqi firefighters techniques know we’re here and U.S. gencies. If we can teach them monitoring devices at the Na- on how to handle Haz Mat forces stand ready to partner Haz Mat response, maybe tional Fire Academy on Aug. emergencies. with the Ministry to get this they can clean up the entire 11. Lowe is holding the RAD- “The Iraqis do not have going,” said Lavespere, a for- country.” ID which can track radioactive a Haz Mat program. We’re mer environmental specialist As oil production comes materials in people, vehicles trying to plant the seed in for the state of Louisiana. back on line throughout Iraq, or packages the foundation to create Iraqi firefighters attend- it increases the chances of one here,” said Lt. Col. Lee ing this two week training Haz Mat emergencies, and it also places more emphasis on the need for coordinated government emergency response. Smith and Lavespere said a Haz Mat program could be an important step toward protecting the people of Iraq. And this first class of Iraqi firefighters to graduate from this Haz Mat course could be that ‘seed’ to help develop a national program. “Maybe the leadership of the fire departments will establish a program, maybe they will pass it up to the Ministry of Interior,” said Smith. “There is a need for Photo by Lt. Col. Pat Simon, 225th Eng. Bde. PAO this. This is important.” Staff Sgt. Gregory Lowe (right), from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 110th Chem. Bn., teaches an Iraqi “Our eventual goal is to firefighter how to properly operate the RAD-ID radiation monitor during the first Haz Mat train- arm [Iraqi firefighters] with ing course at the National Fire Academy on Aug. 11. The two week class emphasizes health what they need to protect and safety planning, decontamination and first aid, and techniques for proper response at a themselves and the public hazardous materials site. The course gives government officials the tools to set up a Haz Mat around them,” said Laves- response program. pere. PAGE 2 August 14, 2009 Cavalry enhance air, ground assets By Sgt. Travis Zielinski Regiment, 1st ACB. 1st ACB, PAO Educating the ground com- CAMP TAJI, Iraq — A well- mander on what the aircraft is rounded knowledge of how as- capable of doing is important. sets work for a unit can become a That way the ground Soldiers can force multiplier. effectively use the Apaches’ capa- Soldiers working on the ground bilities to their utmost ability, said can be limited, so adding aviation Disston. support to their mission increases The workshop started off with the distance they can see and the some classroom instruction where fire power available. the 2-107th Cav. Soldiers learned But knowing the in-depth de- the in and out of the Apache – tails on how to use these air assets focusing on capabilities that can is not common knowledge – that benefit their mission. Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st ACB, PAO is when the 1st Air Cavalry Bri- Next, they headed out to the During a meeting for air-ground intagration, Chief Warrant gade steps in. flight line to sit in the aircraft to Officer 2 Brent Gruber (left), from Freeport, Pa., an AH-64D Working to help build air- get a feel for what the pilots see Apache attack helicopter maintanence test pilot in Company ground integration, the aviators and deal with when they are C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Bri- of 1st ACB, 1st Cavalry Division, called to support their brethren on gade, 1st Cavalry Division, explains how the weapons sys- Multi-National Division – Bagh- the ground. tems of the Apache work to 2nd Lt. Martin Crowe (right), from dad, sat down and discussed the For a unit just coming into Columbus, Ohio, a convoy commander in 2nd Battalion, 107th abilities of the AH-64D Apache Iraq, the Soldiers in 2-107th Cav., Cavalry Regiment, Ohio National Guard, during an AGI work- attack helicopter with Soldiers appreciated the willingness of the shop at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 10. The meeting took place to let of 2nd Battalion, 107th Cavalry aviators to inform them on how the infantry Soldiers know the capabilities of an Apache. Regiment of the Ohio National to call on the Apaches and bring Guard, during an air-ground inte- them to the battle. learned was how close the weap- ers were pulled away from the gration workshop Aug. 10. “This meeting showed us that on systems of the Apache can Apache and the workshop, they “We are building trust [and] the Apaches are available, the shoot near friendly forces with- had a better understanding of relationships – trying to let the crews are willing to do their jobs out causing damage to them, it is what battlefield capabilities they ground [brigade combat teams and how we can utilize the air- a major difference from artillery, now harness from the ground. know that the 1st Air Cav. is craft during convoy operations,” Crowe said. “If I was going to attack an here to support them,” said Capt. said 2nd Lt. Martin Crowe, from “They are going to get in there American convoy and saw Apach- Charles Disston, from Philadel- Columbus, Ohio, a convoy com- and do their job, it is a sense of se- es coming, I would probably think phia, commander of Company mander in 2-107th Cav. curity,” said Crowe. twice before I did anything,” said C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation One of the biggest things Once the 2-107th Cav. troop- Crowe. JSS Zubaida returned to Iraqi owners By Sgt. Mary Phillips to the land owners. the Iraqi Army, as a professional will miss their Iraqi neighbors, 30th HBCT PAO Two homes and the surround- force, is capable of providing for but have confidence in the Iraqi BAGHDAD — The U.S. ing property have been used by this area. Army’s capabilities. portion of Joint Security Station U.S. forces for at least a year, with “It is a sad day because we’ve “This is a bittersweet moment Zubaida was turned over to its the battery taking over operations become brothers with the Iraqi for me as I made a lot of friends original Iraqi landowners Aug. at the base in late May 2009. The Army and we’ve been living on with my IA counterparts,” said 10 during a ceremony at the small Iraqi part of the station will remain this base side by side with them,” Tyson of Monroe, N.C., “but I base south of Baghdad. under government control. he said. feel comfortable that they’ve got Capt. Brian Grey, commander The Soldiers of Battery B have Grey went on to say that al- everything under control.” of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 113th spent the past few weeks, taking though they are pulling back to Al-Hadad, the chief of staff Field Artillery Regiment, 30th down barriers, removing trail- their base in Adwaniyah, Soldiers from the office of the prime min- Heavy Brigade Combat Team, ers and cleaning up the house in will still come by on a regular ister, was also at the ceremony. and Samir al-Hadad, the chief of preparation for its return. basis to train and patrol with the He agreed that this shows that staff from the office of the Iraqi “This is both a good day and Iraqis. the IA can handle security in the prime minister, signed transfer a sad day for us.” said Grey. Many of the battery’s Soldiers, area now, and the importance of documents releasing the few acres “This symbolizes that security in including Sgt. 1st Class Harold giving the people of Iraq their from the Government of Iraq back this area is very good, and that Tyson, also expressed that they property back. PAGE 3 August 14, 2009

Friendly competition boosts morale Photos by Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell MND-B PAO

BAGHDAD — Pfc. Ryan Short (right), an infantry machine gunner from St. Clair, Mo., assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, accepts an arm wrestle challenge from an Iraqi Army Soldier at Combat Outpost Carver, here, Aug. 12. “If we’re able to build a professional relationship with these guys…they have more of a tendency to listen to us,” said Short. “Showing them you care and acknowledging them – they like that and it boosts their morale.”

St. Clair, Mo. native, Pfc. Ryan Short, an infantry machine gunner assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 505th Para- chute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd I like the teamwork – the growing together and working to- Airborne Division, jokes around with an Iraqi Army Soldier gether,” said Pfc. Ryan Short, an infantry machine gunner after being challenged to an arm wrestling competition at from St. Clair, Mo., assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, Combat Outpost Carver, here, Aug. 12. “I like working with 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat them, I really do,” said Short. “Sometimes other Soldiers Team, 82nd Airborne Division, after wrestling an Iraqi Army are scared to get involved…any little bit that we’re able to Soldier who challenged him at Combat Outpost Carver, give them or show them is going to help them out in the Aug. 12 long run.” PAGE 4 August 14, 2009

On This Day In Military History 1784 — On Kodiak MND-B Pic of the day! Island, Grigory Shelikhov, a Russian fur trader, founds Three Saints Bay, the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska. The European discovery of Alaska came in 1741, when a Russian expedition led by Danish navigator Vitus Bering sighted the Alaskan mainland. Russian hunters were soon making incursions into Alaska, and the native Aleut population suffered greatly Photo by Sgt. Mary Phillips, 30th HBCT PAO after being exposed to foreign diseases. BAGHDAD — Samir al-Hadad, (left), chief The Three Saints Bay colony was founded of staff from the office of the Iraqi prime on Kodiak Island in 1784, and Shelikhov minister, and Capt. Brian Grey, Battery B lived there for two years with his wife commander, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artil- and 200 men. From Three Saints Bay, the lery Regiment, 30th Heavy Brigade Com- Alaskan mainland was explored, and other bat Team, sign transfer documents releas- fur-trade centers were established. In 1786, ing the land and house that was once the Shelikhov returned to Russia and in 1790 American side of Joint Security Station dispatched Aleksandr Baranov to manage Zubaida, back to the landowner Aug. 10. his affairs in Russia. Baranov established the Russian American Company and in 1799 was granted a monopoly over Alaska.

Baranov extended the Russian trade far Multi-National Division– Baghdad Morale, Welfare & Recreation down the west coast of North America and and in 1812, after several unsuccessful 225th Engineer Brigade attempts, founded a settlement in Northern California near Bodega Bay.

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