Training The Iraqi Trainers
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[Black] Americans advising and assisting Iraqis is the hallmark of Operation New Dawn.
But on Joint Security Station Deason, US Division-Center soldiers help the commandos
of the 17th Iraqi Army Division learn to teach their fellow Iraqis.
We don't have enough troops to go around to conduct this training on our own,
so we pull in their guys and then run them through it
and validate them as trainers, which they're already pretty good at.
Then they go back and train their guys. [Black] These commandos are specially trained
to capture high value targets, such as bomb makers, in southern Baghdad.
Their speed and power alone were enough for Operation Iraqi Freedom,
but now proper evidence collection and detainee handling
must be incorporated for an effective arrest in Operation New Dawn.
[through interpreter] When the criminal loads the magazine,
he leaves fingerprints. We can later find the bullets.
[Black] Grasping the concepts is only the beginning for the Iraqis.
During three tours, Captain Murnyack has seen where the Iraqis started,
witnessed their progression and feels confident about their future
as both soldiers and teachers. To do my third tour here like this and see
where the Iraqis have gotten to, because it makes me feel comfortable about
when all of the American troops are out of the country
that I know that these guys are really good at their jobs.
[Black] The 17th IA commandos are the first to receive this training on JSS Deason
and will soon teach it themselves to Iraqi soldiers nationwide.
For 1st Armored Division Public Affairs, I'm Army Sergeant Colin Black,
Mahmudiyah, Iraq. [♪upbeat music♪] That's the Army Today
from Soldiers Radio and Television, Washington.
