Iraqi Training Battalion in Al Kasik GRADUATES 212

DDR COURSE GRADUATES 212

BAGHDAD, Iraq – As part of the Iraqi military’s ongoing effort to strengthen its forces, 212 direct recruit replacements graduated from the Iraqi Training Battalion in Al Kasik, Jan. 27.

Recruits spent three weeks in basic military skills refresher with concentration on blocks of instruction in likely mission subjects like traffic control points, local security patrols and fixed-site security.

The soldiers are all being assigned to the Iraqi Army’s 4th Brigade. -30-

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January 27, 2005 Release Number: 05-01-105 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE