As the Iraq Army prepares to field four regiments of M1A1 Abrams tanks, with 140 tanks and eight M98 Recovery vehicles purchased from the United States, it must ensure there are enough Iraqi Soldiers who are properly trained to maintain this new equi...

100810-A-8580M-6827 - Iraqi Army Col. Abbas Fadhil Sahib, commander at the Besmaya Combat Training Center, Iraq, speaks to Unit Maintenance New Equipment Training (UMNET) course, an M1A1 Abrams tank maintenance course, graduates Aug. 10 at Forward Op...

100810-A-8580M-6838 - Iraqi Army Col. Abbas Fadhil Sahib, commander at the Besmaya Combat Training Center, Iraq, congratulates and presents a gift to a Unit Maintenance New Equipment Training (UMNET) course, an M1A1 Abrams tank maintenance course, gr...

100810-A-8580M-6840 - U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Beachman, Senior Advisor with Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Army at FOB Hammer, Iraq, and a native of Somers, N.Y., congratulates a Unit Maintenance New Equipment Training (UMNET) course, an M1A1 Ab...

100810-A-8580M-6866 - U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Beachman, Senior Advisor with Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Army at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, and a native of Somers, N.Y., speaks to Unit Maintenance New Equipment Training (UMNET) cours...