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Army Values

51stTICO: supporting NTC mission and host
nation partnerships

By 1st Lt. Derek Thomas, 51st Translator Interpreter Company Photo by Spc. Taria Clayton, 11th ACR PAO
Soldiers of 51st Translator and Interpreter Company stand alongside their company
Regimental Support Squadron, 11th ACR guidon at the National Training Center.

The United States Army faces an increasingly de-centralized enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan
and this has resulted in the need for the Army to assume a larger role as an ally and advisor to
host nations.

Translators and interpreters are leading the Army in its partnerships with governments from
Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Jordan.

The 51st Translator and Interpreter Company, stationed at the National Training Center and
Fort Irwin, is one of two Army companies – plus a Marine Corps unit – that hosts the entirety
of the Department of Defense’s uniformed linguists (Army military occupational specialty 09L).

The ability of military interpreter/translators to have native language proficiency and cultural
understanding is combined with their leadership and dedication as Soldiers. The primary mis-
sion of 51st TICO occurs on deployments and the unit has more than 25 Soldiers deployed at
any given time. Another assigned mission is reach-back, which is providing translation support
for deployed units while in garrison.

“[Interpreter/translator] Soldiers are most effectively used in combat roles, and the demand
for that role will increase in places like Iraq,” said Staff Sgt. Sabah Haseli, a platoon sergeant
with 51st TICO and currently supporting reach-back.

However, the reach-back role that 09L Soldiers currently provide for the Afghan National
Army in garrison will also increase as the U.S. Army’s combat role decreases in that country,

See 51ST TICO, page 17

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