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Specialized Iraqi Troops Now Being Trained
More than 150 police recruits and a company's worth of Iraqi soldiers graduated from training in Iraq in recent days.

A graduation ceremony was held for Iraqi soldiers of the newly formed Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, at the Al Kindi military compound in Mosul, Iraq, March 5. The company is made up of three specialized platoons. The scout platoon, the medical platoon and the maintenance platoon were individually tasked to complete their specific skills training, U.S. officials in Mosul said.

U.S. soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, conducted the training, which began Feb. 14...
While combat units are the edge of the blade, combat support units are the heft of the blade, and combat service support are the hilt of the blade.
Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-03-07
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