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| September 14, 2003 Release Number: 03-09-15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3RD COSCOM SOLDIERS TRAIN VOLUNTEER VEHICLE INSPECTORS BALAD, Iraq - Iraqis will soon assist 3rd Corps Support Command soldiers in keeping Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Balad safe. A security patrol is being trained to assist guards at the front gate of the installation. These guards will conduct pre-inspections before civilian non-tactical vehicles enter the gate of LSA Anaconda. The volunteers are mostly former Iraqi soldiers. Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Aubain, 3rd COSCOM sergeant major, spearheads the program that he and a team of soldiers developed. Training includes elements of drill and ceremony, necessary commands, voice inflections and taking charge of situations. The focus remains on the proper procedures for searching vehicles. Instead of focusing on how to guard the installation, they concentrate on recognizing when something is out of the ordinary, identifying objects out of place and taking command of situations when something doesn't seem right. Near the end of the training, the military police will come to observe the progress and help fine-tune some of the techniques if necessary. The MPs are the final word on ultimately certifying them as inspectors. The inspectors who've finished this first class will also be used to help train the next group that comes through. Eventually, about 40 Iraqis will be hired as security inspectors. They'll receive badges that expire in six months from issue. They will then go through re-certification. The group will pick their uniform, establish their creed and have a graduation where their family members are invited. As their motto goes: Fakhor (pride in self). -30- |
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