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The Great Wall of Makhmur

Jul-10-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

By 1LT Dana Scott
2-8 FA, 1/25 ID

MAKHMUR, Iraq – Today marks the 12th day in the last two weeks C/113 Engineers (EN), of Task Force (TF) Automatic, have gone out to Makhmur with the mission to improve the force protection measures of 3rd Iraqi Army (IA) Battalion headquarters.

The 2nd Platoon of C/113 EN, led by First Lt. Matthew Flaherty and Sgt. First Class James Robinson, have loaded, transported and unloaded 309 cement barriers for this mission. The barriers now line the front perimeter of the IA headquarters building.

The engineer company begins their day rolling out of FOB Endurance at 0800 hours with 11 trucks and 25 soldiers. The cement barriers in tow slow their pace, but they arrive in Makhmur, just 20 kilometers east of the Tigris River, within an hour. The crane they use is locally hired, so they work until they no longer have use of the crane, usually about 1630 hours.

TF Automatic’s engineers are also transporting living containers onto the headquarters property. These containers will house Iraqi Army soldiers, as well as the Coalition forces there to train them.

“The concept was planned well,” said Cpt. Sean Begley, C/113 EN Commander. “We’re saving American tax payers money by recycling the living containers from Jaguar North and using them here at 3rd IA’s battalion headquarters.”

United States of America Environment contractors originally used the high quality living containers at Jaguar North. Since they have recently departed the area, it’s perfect timing to transfer the containers to Makhmur.


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