Engineer airfield expansion mission uncovers tank

By 1st Lt. Janeene Yarber, 46th ECB (H) PAO, 225th Eng. Bde., MND-BMay 5, 2009

SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq - It took the 447th Air Force Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, based out of Missouri, two days, a crane, and a bucket loader to recover an Iraqi T-72 tank discovered at Sather Air Base in Baghdad. While working jointly...
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq - It took the 447th Air Force Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, based out of Missouri, two days, a crane, and a bucket loader to recover an Iraqi T-72 tank discovered at Sather Air Base in Baghdad. While working jointly wi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq - 277th Engineer Company Soldiers, 1st Lt. Stuart Redus (left) and Staff Sgt. Ismael Gaona, both from San Antonio, Texas, are pictured with a T-72 tank discovered at Sather Air Base in Baghdad. Redus and Gaona are the...
2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq - 277th Engineer Company Soldiers, 1st Lt. Stuart Redus (left) and Staff Sgt. Ismael Gaona, both from San Antonio, Texas, are pictured with a T-72 tank discovered at Sather Air Base in Baghdad. Redus and Gaona are the officer-in... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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