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Okay Camp Taji is home to several

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dozen Iraqi helicopters ranging from

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Russian made M . I 1 71 2 american made

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Huey's . It used to be the one aircraft

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needed parts . The Iraqis would wait

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months for orders to come in while the

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hell oh often sat just taking up space .

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Over the last year though the Iraq

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training and advisory mission air has

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changed all that . They've created a

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fully functional machine and sheet

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metal shop and trained Iraqi Airmen to

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operate . The advantages are many take

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this bracket for example that I have to

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go through normal supply system within

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time . Money resources locally

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manufactured . This bracket here takes

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about two days before the wedding , six

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months for his record to come in ,

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pretty much anything that could be made

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on a mill later bridgeport machine we

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can make in the shop period college .

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This machine shop is a big boost to

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operation but it's just one of many

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improvements that U . S . Advisors here

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have helped Iraqi Airmen achieved over

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the last few months . We have a weapon

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section , we have an ammunition section ,

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we have Flightline Crew chiefs , we

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have a back shop avionics session right

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now that actually has an Iraqi shop

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chief , they can manufacture parts ,

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they can repair aircraft , they do all

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kinds of phenomenal things So now

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they're self sustaining themselves

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during the last year item air advisors

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will help these Iraqi airmen go from

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performing about 20% of their own

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aircraft maintenance to over 80% . They

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believe this base could be completely

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self sustaining within the next few

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months . Air Force Master Sergeant ,

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Gene Taylor Camp Taji Iraq .