As Iraq Tour Nears End, Truckers’ Mission Continues

By • on November 5, 2009

As Iraq Tour Nears End, Truckers’ Mission Continues

By Army Sgt. Andy Mehler
Special to American Forces Press Service
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2009 – When a deployed unit approaches its end-of-tour date, the focus begins to shift from the deployment at hand to redeployment stateside.

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Army Sgt. Nic Light and Army Spc. Andrew Carpenter inspect a truck on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andy Mehler