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Iraqi Army Iraqi Police Graduate Academy Celebrates 85Th Story and Photo by Spc Established in 1917 to honor those who serve Vol. 1, No. 2 MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION – BAGHDAD “steadfast and loyal” february 5, 2006 Iraqi army Iraqi Police graduate academy celebrates 85th Story and photo by Spc. C. Terrell Turner Interior. Iraqi Police Service, they include the rapid 4th Inf. Div. PAO “Today is the 84th memorial of the estab- response Special Police Forces, the commemoration BAGHDAD – Amid cheers and enthusias- lishment of the Iraqi Police. This vital estab- Department of Border Enforcement, the Iraqi Story and photo by tic chants of support, the most recent graduat- lishment assumes a very sensitive duty, which Highway Patrol, and the Bureau of Dignitary Spc. C. Terrell Turner ing class of Iraqi Police stood proudly in front is to protect the Iraqi spirit from the evil power Protection. 4th Inf. Div. of Coalition Force leaders, the Iraqi Minister of the terrorists and murderers.” Currently, there are five police academies, of Defense and the Iraqi Minister of Interior The rebuilding of Iraq’s police force con- teaching a ten-week basic police training, BAGHDAD – With hundreds during Iraqi Police Day Jan 11. tinues to be an ongoing process. Large num- working together to produce 3,000 police offi- in attendance and the whole world Demonstrating their professionalism and bers of officers and enlisted members of the cers a month. watching, the people of Iraq cele- dedication to a unified, democratic Iraq, the police forces were called back into service by Upon graduation, new police officers are brated the 85th commemoration Iraqi Police conducted numerous exhibitions their old departments. Beginning in 2003, the required to take the Ministry of Interior Oath: of the Iraqi Army Jan. 6. on tactical operations in front of the distin- police directorate fell under the command of “I do solemnly swear by Almighty God that For the first time since guished guests in attendance. This included the reestablished Iraqi Ministry of Interior. I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Coalition Forces came into Iraq, police dog-assisted captures and hand-to-hand The police force consists of several agen- Iraqi people and my homeland of Iraq; that I people gathered at the Tomb of combat skills. cies, specially designed to address the difficul- will serve my nation and its constitution in all the Unknowns in central “This is a blessed day for everybody,” said ties facing the Iraqi people as they work to sta- fields, and protect the lives of all citizens, as Baghad’s Green Zone to show the Baqr Jabr Al-Zabeidi, Iraqi Minister of the bilize and secure the country. Along with the see celebration,pg.2 world the progress the Iraqis have made and to honor soldiers lost in battles of the past. Founded in 1921 with the Musa Al Kadhem Battalion, the Iraqi Army has played a crucial role in the political changes that have taken place in the country. But, unlike their actions under the command of former dictator Saddam Hussein, this new army seeks to help establish and main- tain a free and democratic Iraq. “I am a very old officer. I have been in the army since 1970,” said Major Gen. Mosdir Hatem, commander of the 6th Iraqi Army Division. “We celebrate with this ceremony every year. It is a very good feeling especially this year, after all the problems and difficul- ties we’ve had before. Today we celebrate establishing a new Iraqi Army.” The 6th IAD is the first divi- sion in the Iraqi army to take over battle space from coalition forces. Currently they operate in Central Baghdad and plan to take control of more areas as they make progress against the terrorists cur- rently seeking to prevent the sta- bilization of Iraq and the estab- Baqr Jabr Al-Zubeidi, Iraqi Minister of the Interior (far left), presents a diploma to a new graduate from an Iraqi Police Academy in Baghdad during a graduation ceremony on Iraqi Poilce Day Jan. 11. Each month, 3,000 Iraqi police graduate from the ten-week course. see army,pg.7 This Week Tail of two Ask Uncle Troy ........ 22 dogs: Canines Band Calendar ......... 17 train to find Criminal Justice ....... 3 Faces & Places ......... 24 explosives, Iraqi Phrases ........... 16 contraband MWR Calendars ...... 17 Corps of Engineers update Religious Services ..... 18 Page 12 Page 8 Sports Round Up ...... 23 Page 2 The Ivy Leaf february 5, 2006 celebration, CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 God is my witness.” The Iraqi police force has a long and rich history. It was originally created in 1920 under Police Notice #72 and officially established by the government in 1921 by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior. The first police chiefs and staffs for the brigades were appointed in 1922. The training was a joint effort conducted with the British until 1927. For several years after this, Iraqi delegations con- tinued to travel to England to attend high-level police training. Minister Al-Zubeidi is the third minister of the interior since the MOI reactivated. “The achievements made by our civil police in this short period makes this year deserve to (be called) ‘2006, The Year of the Police,’ because of all the successes being made by our brothers and sons in Photo by Spc. Charles Gill, 55th Signal Company attached to HHD, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. the Iraqi Police,” he said. Sector of fire “This change in democracy in our country, after a A 9th Iraqi Army Division soldier observes his sector during a cordon and search mission Jan. 13 near Camp Taji. This long suffering and patience, has good results for the mission was part of a combined operation with 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Infantry Division. Iraqi people.” News from the Front Young girl calls in roadside bomb tip one RPK machine gun, six sticks of C-4 explosives, an unknown amount of TNT, one 152mm round, one tazer and Multi-National Division – Baghdad BAGHDAD – A young girl phoned in a tip of a possible Iraqi army uniforms and identification cards. Public Affairs Office roadside bomb to Coalition Forces Jan. 14, potentially sav- (Courtesy of MND-B PAO) ing innocent lives. Commanding General: The girl reported seeing a white bag in a hole on a road 502nd Infantry Regiment Soldiers Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman in southeast Baghdad. When Coalition Forces investigated, they found a man hiding in the grass by the road, as well as kill six terrorists in firefight Division Command Sergeant Major: four masked men in a car. A man carrying an AK-47 and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling talking on a cell phone was observed walking over to two BAGHDAD – While conducting an air-insertion mission, suspected trigger men who were in the prone position. Multi-National Division -- Baghdad Soldiers killed several Public Affairs Officer: insurgents, detained one and discovered a significant Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington Attack aviation engaged the terrorists preventing them from carrying out the attack. weapons cache Jan 11. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment Public Affairs Supervisor: Explosive Ordinance Disposal was called to disable the received small arms and indirect fire from insurgent forces Master Sgt. Eric Lobsinger roadside bomb. (Courtesy of MND-B PAO) at approximately 10:45 a.m. The Soldiers returned fire, Editor killing six terrorists and wounding one other. Sgt. 1st Class Mary Mott Two weapons caches discovered Following the fire fight, Soldiers discovered two dead Layout and Design insurgents wearing suicide vests, strapped with explosives. Sgt. Kristin Kemplin BAGHDAD – On Jan. 13, Coalition Forces discovered Soldiers found the weapons cache hidden in a shack. The Photo Editor two large weapons caches. The first cache consisted of six enormous weapons and equipment find consisted of: com- Sgt. K. Ann Drier 107mm rockets, 10 120mm rockets, one 155mm projectile, ponents to make 15 pressure plate improvised-explosive Staff Writers five 76mm rockets, one six-foot rocket, two blasting caps, devices, two 130mm mortar rounds and one 122mm mortar one roll of detonation cord, one 125mm heat round, 44 round. Staff Sgt. Adam Navarro Staff Sgt. Christian Farrell 122mm projectiles, four 102mm rounds and 12 155mm Soldiers also discovered one directional-charge IED, Spc. Karl Johnson rounds. more than 60 electronic detonation devices, 1,500 blasting Spc. C. Terrell Turner Spc. Jacob Judge They also found two 60mm rounds, one 60mm tube, one caps, 50 feet of detonation cord, two packages of plastic G3 rifle, one grease gun, 1 RPK and six 50-pound bags of explosives, four grenades, 200 feet of electrical wire, one The Ivy Leaf is an authorized publication for unknown substance believed to be bomb-making material. 12-volt battery, 400 pounds of homemade explosives, one members of the U.S. Army. Contents of The Ivy The second cache consisted of two recoilless rifles, one sniper rifle, four AK-47s and 20 AK-47 magazines. The Leaf are not necessarily official views of, or 300-lb. bomb casing, two 500-lb. bomb casings, one weapons cache was destroyed by a explosive ordinance dis- endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of the Army, or the 4th Infantry Division. The Ivy artillery casing, one TOW casing, three 10mm mortar cas- posal team. Leaf has a circulation of 10,000. The appear- ings, 15 rocket casings, 10 60mm casings, 25 multi-sized (Courtesy of Spc. George Welcome, 2nd BCT, 101st ance of advertising in this publication, including rocket casings, 30 82mm mortar round casings and 60 Airborne Div. PAO) inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army, the 60mm mortar casings. 4th Infantry Division, or The Ivy Leaf of the prod- Soldiers also discovered one tip of a 135mm casing Iraqi Police checkpoint spares ucts and services advertised.
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