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| Specialized Iraqi Troops Now Being Trained |
| 2006-03-07 |
| 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 |
| #3 Good news, indeed. I'm sure it will be on the front page of the paper tomorrow. As if! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-03-07 20:24 |
| #2 Wonderful! And these are skills that can be transferred to civilian life, later, beyond the attitude of professionalism (as compared to the usual 3rd World bully boy soldiers) these Western-trained troops have been learning. We're told that West Point helped make America what it is -- and now Afghanistan has its West Point (East), and Iraq is also on its way with these specialized platoons. Truly a ray of sunshine! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-07 20:18 |
| #1 One more step in the right direction. Excellent! |
| Posted by: .com 2006-03-07 19:09 |