NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
November 11, 2004
Release Number: 04-11-40
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI POLICE GRADUATE 2,500 FROM BASIC TRAINING
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi Police Service graduated nearly 2,500 officers from Basic Police Training courses this week as the Iraqi government continues the police force training effort in the country.
The graduations from the Jordan International Police Training Center in Amman, Jordan, the Baghdad Public Safety Academy, and the training school in Sulaymaniyah ushered a class of 1,440, another class of 809 and another 249 officers into the IPS ranks, respectively.
Instruction in Baghdad, included the graduation of 79 female officers.
IPS basic training runs recruits through instruction in the fundamental basics of policing skills and the techniques and ideals of law enforcement in a free society.
The Sulaymaniyah graduations were the first at the school in Northeastern Iraq.
All graduates will deploy for immediate duty at stations throughout the county.
For more information please visit www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil.
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