U.S. soldiers assigned to a maintenance support team with Company B, 199th Forward Support Battalion, pose next to a Humvee they were working on. The company provides direct support for equipment of the 256th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone



U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Maddry puts the finishing touches on a generator. Maddry is an air conditioning specialist with Company B of the 199th Forward Support Battalion, Louisiana National Guard. The company provides direct support for equipment of the 256th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone


A U.S. soldier takes out a cotter pin in a .50cal machine gun. Armorers with Company B, 199th Forward Support Battalion, maintain all the weapons for the 256th Brigade Combat Team, part of Task Force Baghdad. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone



U.S. Army Spc. Frank Greene tests a power control unit for a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the 199th Forward Maintenance Battalion's work area. The battalion supports all the equipment needs of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Brigade Combat Team, outside Baghdad, Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone



U.S. soldiers assigned to Company B, 199th Forward Support Battalion, go about their daily missions in the company work area, located outside Baghdad, Iraq. The battalion supports the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Brigade Combat Team. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone



U.S. soldiers assigned to a maintenance support team of Company B, 199th Forward Support Battalion poses in front of their work space. The team repairs tanks for the 1st Battalion 156th Armor. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone

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