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The Iraqi Army is preparing to take full control of its M1A1 training program at the BCTC, as U.S. The M1A1 fielding and storage sites and the living space area were designed for future M1A1 training. The M1A1 living space area has noncommissioned officer and officer billeting to house more than 500 Soldiers, a school house, a headquarters building, covered parking, and a laundry facility. “This will provide enough tanks to establish four M1A1 tank battalions of 35 tanks each,” said John Hutchings, the ITAM-Army’s M1A1 project officer.
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The Iraqi 9th Mechanized Division will receive all 140 M1A1 tanks. “This fielding site is the launch pad for all the tanks that are going to Iraqi army units,” Capt.
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The M1A1 fielding and storage site boasts 80 fully-enclosed bays, two wash racks, maintenance bays, training buildings, headquarters buildings, warehouses, guard towers, and a motor pool workshop.Īll of the 140 M1A1s that were recently purchased by the government of Iraq from the United States will be de-processed at Forward Operating Base Hammer before delivery to the BCTC fielding site. They oversee a site on which 15,000 cubic meters of concrete and 12 acres of concrete pavement have been poured, that will serve as the foundation for the M1A1 facilities. Army Corps of Engineers also provides project oversight through quality assurance personnel. “That tells you they are very grateful, and they take their job seriously,” he said. forces and visitors who come to the site, Capt. Army has a vested interest in the facilities that we’re paying for,” Capt. “Our presence there lets the contractor and the workers know the U.S. When they notice something unexpected, they ask questions and address it with United States Forces-Iraq leadership. The engineer advisors are the eyes and ears of ITAM-Army. “We can only make suggestions,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Ford. They act as quality assurance, even though it’s not officially their job. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Ford, an engineer advisor to the BCTC with Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Army, provide oversight on the project, which is funded with Iraqi Security Forces Funds, and ensure everything from the ground up is done correctly. “What I see on the site are people who are grateful they have a job and people who are willing to keep their job, if it means improving, if it means stepping up and finding out what we are looking for,” said U.S.
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Unemployment and a push to build Iraq’s infrastructure has led to a number of skilled professionals seeking work in construction jobs. 11 that unemployment ranged between 25 and 27 percent. The economic adviser to the Iraqi government, Kamal Basri, estimated Sept. Iraqi unemployment estimates have ranged from as low as 18 percent to as high as 60 percent over the years. “We are proud to build these facilities for the M1A1, so our Army can be strong.” “We build for the defense of our country,” said Mohammed Hadi Dakheel, the project manager. Iraqi professionals and trade workers are busy building the $19 million Iraqi Army M1A1 Abrams tank fielding facility, secured storage site, and living space area at the Besmaya Combat Training Center in Baghdad.