Maj. Matthew DeLoia, an artillery officer from Duluth, Minn., shows off one of dozens of abandoned howitzers July 2, which are being refurbished for use by the Iraqi Army at Camp Taji, which is north of Baghdad. DeLoia is a member of a Military Transition Team assigned to the 34th Armored Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, at Camp Taji. "Last fall, our brigade commander was given guidance by the 9th IA commander to pull out of the Taji boneyard roughly a battalion's worth of M109A1 howitzers," DeLoia said. "They [34th Arm. Bde.] have grouped together just a small cadre of local hires and mechan
Maj. Matthew DeLoia, an artillery officer from Duluth, Minn., shows off one of dozens of abandoned howitzers July 2, which are being refurbished for use by the Iraqi Army at Camp Taji, which is north of Baghdad. DeLoia is a member of a Military Transition Team assigned to the 34th Armored Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, at Camp Taji. "Last fall, our brigade commander was given guidance by the 9th IA commander to pull out of the Taji boneyard roughly a battalion's worth of M109A1 howitzers," DeLoia said. "They [34th Arm. Bde.] have grouped together just a small cadre of local hires and mechanics who have shown great ability to adapt with tools and spare parts." Military Transition Team helps Iraqi army refurbish howitzers 184917
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