Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane | Col. William Salter, advisor chief, Baghdad Operations Command Advisory Team, talks...... read more read more
By Spc. Benjamin Crane
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
BAGHDAD – In another step forward for Iraqi security forces, the Baghdad Operations Command opened a new command information center inside Adnon Palace located in the Iraqi-controlled International Zone, Jan. 19.
The CIC will give Iraqi military planners and coordinators in Baghdad a central hub from which to plan and operate.
"We needed this CIC to better facilitate combined operations planning, coordination and intelligence analysis at this national level of operations command," said Col. William Salter, advisor chief, Baghdad Operations Command Advisory Team.
"The BOC occupied a portion of Adnon Palace that was previously utilized by another [Government of Iraq] agency, and the existing floor plan was not conducive to proper staff functions. This new CIC has an open floor plan and seats the Iraqi plans, operations, and intelligence sections in the same room along with their U.S. counterparts, and it has all the necessary automations of a modern [tactical operations center]."
Iraqi Gen. Abud Quanbar al-Maliki, commander of the BOC, thanked the Soldiers of the 46th Engineer Battalion, 926th Eng. Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, and the BOCAT for their efforts and hard work in helping complete this project.
Abud also thanked Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commanding general of MND-B and the 4th Infantry Division, for his support in making this moment possible.
Following the ceremony, Soldiers involved in the construction of the CIC expressed their gratitude for being involved in a project that will greatly help the ISF in Baghdad.
"It made me feel really good to know that we were appreciated," said Sgt. Marques Sweet, who serves as assistant squad leader with the 46th Eng. Bn., 926 Eng. Bde., MND-B.
The project took thirty days to complete as Soldiers from the 46th Eng. Bn., 926th Eng. Bde., worked in conjunction with Iraqi army engineers from the 6th IA Div., to build the facility.
Soldiers laid plywood, put up drywall, hauled in furniture and hooked up video projectors to complete the brightly lit, three-tiered command center.
| Date Taken: | 01.19.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 01.19.2009 14:43 |
| Story ID: | 29024 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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