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Story by: U.S. Army 1st Lt. R.J. Peek
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan – The Paktika Afghan Uniformed Police graduated 102 students from the Provincial Training Sustainment Site and Directed Police District Development at the Paktika Police Provincial Headquarters in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 10.
This was the 10th class to successfully graduate from this course. Its success has resulted in a surge of trained police officers returning to their districts to help maintain security, said James Richardson, police training program contract representative from DynCorps International.
Students spend eight weeks in this course in order to graduate as fully-trained police officers. The courses teach hand-to-hand combat, rifle marksmanship, standards and discipline, drill and ceremony, and basic police techniques, added Richardson.
Afghan Border Patrol 1st Sgt. Shamsur Rakman, the head instructor for the course, was proud to watch the class graduate. “These are the perfect students; they have learned everything that a good police officer should know,” he said. “They know what to do and how to help the public. They know their Afghan Constitution.”
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Fivecoat, commander of 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, from Delaware, Ohio, emphasized that the policemen’s hard work and training got them through the course and that they are now joining an elite group of Afghans, chosen to protect the people of Paktika province.
“The Soldiers of Task Force Iron Rakkasan look forward to fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with you to make the people of Paktika safe,” Fivecoat said during his ceremony speech.
Paktika Provincial Governor Moheebullah Samim attended the graduation ceremony and personally honored the top five graduates.
“The class was very motivated throughout their training,” said U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Ferguson, fire support officer for A Company, 3-187. “I have full confidence in them as they return to their respective [District Center] and continue the effort to keep Paktika safe.”
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2010 09:44 |
| Story ID: | 51541 |
| Location: | FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, AF |
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