MORE THAN 2,900 IRAQI SOLDIERS GRADUATE

MORE THAN 2,900 IRAQI SOLDIERS GRADUATE

KIRKUSH, Iraq – More than 2,900 Iraqi Soldiers graduated today as part of the Direct Recruit Replacements program at the Iraqi Training Battalion at Kirkush Military Training Base.

These graduates, who all have prior military service, spent three weeks in basic skills refresher courses with concentrations in traffic control points, local security patrols, and fixed site security.

The soldiers will be assigned throughout Iraq to fill vacancies. -30-

March 14, 2005 Release Number: 05-03-10 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894