Marines train on MRAP at new Camp Hansen facility

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Nineteen MRAPS arrived on Okinawa in May, and Marines began training with them on Camp Hansen in October.


Marines train on MRAP at new Camp Hansen facility
By Cindy Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, November 12, 2008

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — .

Troops preparing for Iraq deployments had to either be flown to the States for a course run by the manufacturer or wait until they were in the war zone to get a license to drive MRAPs.

That all changed when a course opened at Camp Hansen last month.

After three classes, about 60 Marines have already been licensed, said Sgt. Daniel J. Fisher, 25, the primary instructor.

Training troops here means they are better prepared when they get in country, said Fisher, who got his license during an Iraq deployment.

"So much has been done for blast protection that one of the sacrifices has been visibility and maneuverability," he said.


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