Spc. Cole Rose, light wheeled vehicle mechanic, C Company, 440th Signal Battalion, 22nd Signal Brigade, raises a Humvee on a hydraulic jack so he can repair a part beneath the vehicle in Baghdad July 21. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Smith
Military Mechanics Keeps Their vehicles Rolling in Iraq
By U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Smith
BAGHDAD, Iraq (July 21, 2003) - - New York has traffic. Houston has traffic. Los Angeles has traffic. Driving in cities such as these takes a toll on drivers as well as their vehicles.
But if the wear and tear on a vehicle driven in these cities can be compared to a football game, the three above are only in the peewee league. Iraq is the Super Bowl.
That’s where the soldiers of C Company, 440th Signal Battalion’s motor pool come in. They endure the scorching heat of the sun over Camp Victory in Baghdad to maintain and repair their unit’s vehicles every day.
The unit, a V Corps asset, out of Darmstadt, Germany, is a part of the 22 Signal Brigade and performs preventive maintenance checks and services to the company’s light wheeled vehicles, as well as repairing damaged or worn out parts, said Sgt. Rodger Evans, senior mechanic for C Company.
