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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 091120-01
Nov. 18, 2009
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Fuel Quality Assurance Course Graduates 8 Students (TAJI)

TAJI, Iraq – Eight Iraqi army students graduated from the Iraqi air force Fuel Quality Assurance Course Nov. 12. This is the first course that trains Iraqi army soldiers to field-test fuel quality.

The course teaches the Iraqi army to detect deficiencies in both ground and aviation grade fuels. This is a fundamental capability in a modern force that fields advanced weapon systems, such as the M1A1 tank. The Iraqi army intends to have fuel quality assurance trained personnel in all of its location commands before the arrival of equipment and vehicles.

At the graduation ceremony, Iraqi Maj. Gen Kassim, the director of Transportation and Provisioning, congratulated the students, as they represented the first soldiers to go through the training. The next course, which will be a combination of Iraqi army and air force personnel, will occur in December 2009.

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