U.S.-built training facility opens in Baghdad
February 5th, 2010 - 1:01 am ICT by BNO NewsBAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) – A new Training Tactical Operations Center was unveiled on February 2. It was built by U.S. Army Corps of engineers. The new training facility also opened its door to Iraqi corrections officers.
This new construction is located in the Camp Cropper internment facility inside the Victory Base Complex near the Baghdad International Airport.
Such facility will instruct Iraqi corrections officers on how to run a Tactical Operations Center. The aim of this project is to provide Iraqi officers with the knowledge and skills they will need in order to be able to sustain the operations after the U.S. Army departs.
The instruction will focus in the overall management and supervision of all facility operations, including visitation, medical services, programs and rehabilitation services
“This training center is a perfect example of our commitment to ensuring a smooth transition as facilities such as this internment camp are slowly turned over to the government of Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Richard Pratt, the deputy commander for Gulf Region District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Iraq.
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