November 30, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraqi Armed Forces received 38
French-designed Panhard M3 armored personnel carriers
at the Taji Military Training Base north of Baghdad,
today, as part of the Iraqi government's ongoing
effort to equip its armed forces.
The armored vehicles – gifts from the United Arab
Emirates – will be allocated to specific IAF units in
the coming weeks as the Iraqi Ministry of Defense
finalizes plans for their employ.
Another six Panhards are due in the next week.
The Iraqi Armed Forces have recently began adding a
significant armored element to its ranks with the
delivery, Nov. 22, of four T-55 Russian-designed heavy
tanks and 18 mult-purpose armored vehicles (MTLBs) to
the Army's 1st Mechanized Brigade also located at
Taji. Another 22 tanks and MTLBs are scheduled to
arrive this week in addition to the six remaining
Panhard M3s.
By U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Zabaldo, Multinational
Security Transition Command – Iraq, Public Affairs
Office
www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraqi Armed Forces received 38
French-designed Panhard M3 armored personnel carriers
at the Taji Military Training Base north of Baghdad,
today, as part of the Iraqi government's ongoing
effort to equip its armed forces.
The armored vehicles – gifts from the United Arab
Emirates – will be allocated to specific IAF units in
the coming weeks as the Iraqi Ministry of Defense
finalizes plans for their employ.
Another six Panhards are due in the next week.
The Iraqi Armed Forces have recently began adding a
significant armored element to its ranks with the
delivery, Nov. 22, of four T-55 Russian-designed heavy
tanks and 18 mult-purpose armored vehicles (MTLBs) to
the Army's 1st Mechanized Brigade also located at
Taji. Another 22 tanks and MTLBs are scheduled to
arrive this week in addition to the six remaining
Panhard M3s.
By U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Zabaldo, Multinational
Security Transition Command – Iraq, Public Affairs
Office
www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil
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