Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, and Iraqi policemen pass out food to the citizens of Worker Village, east of Baghdad, Nov. 1.SPC. BEN HUTTO
3RD HBCT, 3RD INF. DIV.
FOB HAMMER — With Iraqi television cameras rolling, Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment worked with local Iraqi policemen to distribute food to the people of Worker Village, east of Baghdad Nov. 1.
Ziyad Nihad from Al-Hurrah television was on hand to record the food drop and interview Maj. Luis Rivera, 1-10th FA Regt. executive offi cer, about the battalion’s work in the area.
“We are making steady progress with the Concerned Local Citizens program” Rivera said. “We are still trying to get it up and running, but we have already received two tips a week ago which led to the discovery of an ammunition cache.”
The 1-10th FA Regt. has been using efforts like the food drop to help increase local support for Coalition Forces, Iraqi police, Iraqi national police and local leaders in the area. The battalion includes local leadership in all of its humanitarian missions to show the residents that it is working with their leaders to help provide a more secure environment for them.
“This food drop will allow Coalition Forces to build a good rapport with the citizens from Worker Village,” said Capt. Patrick Moffett, Btry. A commander.
3RD HBCT, 3RD INF. DIV.
FOB HAMMER — With Iraqi television cameras rolling, Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment worked with local Iraqi policemen to distribute food to the people of Worker Village, east of Baghdad Nov. 1.
Ziyad Nihad from Al-Hurrah television was on hand to record the food drop and interview Maj. Luis Rivera, 1-10th FA Regt. executive offi cer, about the battalion’s work in the area.
“We are making steady progress with the Concerned Local Citizens program” Rivera said. “We are still trying to get it up and running, but we have already received two tips a week ago which led to the discovery of an ammunition cache.”
The 1-10th FA Regt. has been using efforts like the food drop to help increase local support for Coalition Forces, Iraqi police, Iraqi national police and local leaders in the area. The battalion includes local leadership in all of its humanitarian missions to show the residents that it is working with their leaders to help provide a more secure environment for them.
“This food drop will allow Coalition Forces to build a good rapport with the citizens from Worker Village,” said Capt. Patrick Moffett, Btry. A commander.
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