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Soldiers Boating on Iraqi Lake
Go see the photos at the link - some might find it comical!We serviced the engine to make sure everything ran, said Staff Sgt. Phillip Kitchen, team chief, Service and Recovery Section, Dragoon Troop, 2-9 CAV. The prop that was on it when we got it was destroyed, so we had to re-do the prop; sand it down, grind it down, make it better. The boat had a hole in it so we had to patch the underside of the boat so that it wouldnt leak in. In getting the boat on the open water, and not the fast-moving river during previous operations, there were a few kinks that will need to be worked out. After taking over operations from the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry when the unit redeployed to the United States in August, the Hunters wanted to authenticate the tool before handing it over to its eventual replacements. Were validating both the maintenance readiness of it and the functionality of the boat out in the lake to prove that its actually a task that we need to (hand) over to the next unit, Buehler said. Earlier in this deployment to Iraq, the Hunters conducted similar operations on the Tigris River while at Forward Operating Base Wilson. For many, this wasnt their first time cruising the waterways of this mostly desert country, but most relished the change from the norm. But when it comes down to it, its fun to get out on the water and do something different than a regular 1114 patrol, Lartigue said. Posted by: Bobby 2006-10-12 |
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