Saturday, May 5, 2007

Back left to right: Ali, Lt Milligan, Maj Morris, Hadji, Lt Clever, Lt Hatfield, Doc Macias, Cpl Martin and Sgt Gaitan.
Front left to right: Gy Sexstone, Khalid, Lt Goo, Capt Lewis, Sgt Luna
Reloading the AK-47 magazines.

Lt Goo shooting the AK-47.
Lt Hatfield shooting the AK-47.

Cpl Martin shooting the Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 (AK-47).




Shooting the PKM.

Lt Goo with the PKM.

Sgt Luna shooting the Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy (PKM) medium machine-gun. We shot various weapon systems that the Iraqis use so that we are familiar with them before we begin training the Iraqi soldiers.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Lt Clever, Gy Sexstone and Capt Lewis in a training area on Camp Pendleton.

Thursday, May 3, 2007

The CMP range at night through a night vision device.


This is the night portion of the CMP.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Gy Sexstone and Sgt Luna at the CMP range.
Gy Sexstone on the CMP range.
The CMP is the Combat Marksmanship Program.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Doc Macias practicing the "combat glide."

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Cpl Martin in a gun turret while training in Camp Pendleton.

Friday, April 20, 2007

Lt Milligan and Hadji.

Lt Hatfield and Lt Clever

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Most of the team. Back from left: Maj Morris, Ahmed, Khalid, Lt Milligan and Ali. Front from left: Doc Macias, Lt Clever, Lt Hatfield, Sgt Gaitan and Cpl Martin

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Not exactly the correct way to wear the neck brace but a good application of a head wrap in case of burns.
Doc Macias helping Lt Clever put on his second arm splint.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007


Ali making Maj Morris bleed while trying to connect the IV.
Cpl Martin inserting an IV in Sgt Luna's arm. All members of the MiTT were required to insert an IV as part of our Combat Lifesaver Course.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Lt Clever putting the hurt on Cpl Martin.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

GySgt Sexstone just finished inserting an airway in Lt Clever's nasal passage.

Video of Sgt Gaitan removing the airway.
Capt Lewis inserting an airway in Sgt Gaitan's nasal passage.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Lt Milligan, Lt Hatfield and Ahmed in the ATG Classroom

Thursday, April 12, 2007

GySgt Sexstone, Khalid, Sgt Gaitan and Cpl Martin practicing with a PRC-150.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Left to right: Doc Macias, Lt Milligan, Maj Morris and Capt Lewis in the Advisor Course classroom.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The team having dinner at Joe's Crab Shack on the first day of the Advisor Course. From left going around the table clockwise: Hadji, Capt Lewis, GySgt Sexstone, Sgt Luna, Lt Milligan, Ali, Lt Clever, Maj Morris, Ahmed, Doc Mecias.

Monday, April 9, 2007

This morning we checked into the Advisor Training Group (ATG) where we will receive six weeks of training on various weapons that we will be using and that the Iraqis will use, vehicle maintenance and operation, language, communications, and conflict resolution.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

GySgt Sexstone

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

A view from the gun turret.
Maj Morris and Capt Lewis waiting for our ammunition to arrive.
Maj Morris and Lt Clever mounting the Mk-19 on our HMMWV.
Doc Macias (back facing camera) and Lt Clever outside our armory in Camp Lewis.