PHOTOS: Bradley mechanics maintain, move vehicles

By Georges Aboumrad

4th BCT PAO, 10th Mtn. Div. (L), MND-B

FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq - Spc. Gary O'Bannon, a Bradley fighting vehicle mechanic from Texarkana, Texas, performs routine daily maintenance and inspects sensitive items on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. O'Bannon is assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, and attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq - Spc. Jonathan Hoffman, from Bakersfield, Calif., operates a recovery vehicle as Spc. Brandon Fortie, from Tomball, Texas, ground guides him so they can relocate a container. Both Hoffman and Fortie are Bradley mechanics assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion 66th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, and are serving on their third deployments to Iraq.

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