Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq
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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 091102-01
Nov. 02, 2009
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Maysan Tng Center Graduates 12th Class of Recruits

MAYSAN, Iraq – More than 2,000 Iraqi policemen graduated from basic police recruit training at the police training center here Oct. 29. Graduating students will now be assigned to district headquarters and local police stations to supplement the 13,000 policemen working in Maysan Province.

The graduation ceremony was attended by Mohamed Sabir Said Al-Sudani, the Maysan provincial governor; Maj. Gen. Sa’ad Ali Aati Harbiya, the provincial chief of police staff; and members of the Maysan Provincial Council. Also present were U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Menist, Multi-National Division-South Task Force 4-6 Battalion commander and members of the Maysan Police Transition Team.

As part of the graduation activities, the Maysan special police unit conducted demonstrations of crime scene exploitation and evidence collection; personal security detail operations; and an assault of a passenger bus using special weapons and tactics. The center’s martial arts team demonstrated disarming assailants, fighting off attackers, and breaking tiles inscribed with the words "Terrorist" and "Jihad."

The training center dean and his staff will now focus on an intense instructional schedule of specialized and advanced training courses with the assistance of the Joint Maysan Police Transition Team. Particular emphasis is being placed on training that will help in preparation for safety and security operations during approaching election activities throughout the province.

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