MAKE A MEME View Large Image Air Force Add-on Armor DVIDS17758.jpg en Balad Air Base Iraq AFPN - Airman 1st Class Roger Hild guides as Staff Sgt Kenneth Pease operates the crane as the upper portion of an Add on Armor AOA cab for a truck tractor is lowered onto the ...
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Keywords: Air Force Add-on Armor DVIDS17758.jpg en Balad Air Base Iraq AFPN - Airman 1st Class Roger Hild guides as Staff Sgt Kenneth Pease operates the crane as the upper portion of an Add on Armor AOA cab for a truck tractor is lowered onto the lower armor plated cab section that has already been prepared with floor and firewall plating The add-on-armor kit is a permanent modification This will include new air ride seats and air conditioning since the combat convoys make few if any stops and protective windows are kept shut in the 100+ degrees in the summer The armor provides the driver and gunner added protection against weapons fire and IED explosions Sgt Pease and Amn Hild are deployed to the 732 Expeditionary Logistics Squadron Balad Air Base Iraq The unit is comprised of active duty and reserve component vehicle maintenance technicians who support the Army Field Support Battalion- Iraq The installation of the Level II Add on Armor AOA kits provides a high degree of protection to the troops operating outside the wire Survivors of improvised explosive device explosions often e-mail the unit to give their thanks for them doing such a great armor installation job This the final phase of the AF mission will end with the turnover to contractors in late January 2006 To date the Air Force AoA mission has fielded more than 1 300 Pease and Hild are assigned to the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Spangdahlem Air Base Germany Pease is a native of California City Ca and Hild is from Schertz Tex U S Air Force Photo by Master Sgt Lance Cheung 2006-01-13 Lance Cheung https //www dvidshub net/image/17758 17758 2006-04-03 14 46 BALAD IQ PD-USGov Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ 52d Fighter Wing United States Air Force 332d Air Expeditionary Wing United States Air Force
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