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By the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula
BAGHDAD, Iraq – More than 120 new Emergency Response Brigade officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder and recited the oath of allegiance to Iraq, Jan. 22, during the selection course graduation ceremony.
The ERB, which operates under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, consists of a specially trained and equipped force to complete the most demanding security missions in the country, said Brig. Gen. No'man Dakhil Jawad, ERB commander.
"Our mission will lead Iraq to a more secure and stable country," Gen. No'man said.
According to Adnan al-Asadi, senior deputy interior minister, the stability Iraq has today is due in large part to units like the ERB.
"Two years ago, we could never have guessed we would have the security that we have now," he said during the graduation. "You are responsible for the bright picture ahead ... continue to put Iraq first."
The capability of the force is due to the dawn-to-dusk training conducted by the Iraqi-led instructors, said an ERB official.
The new graduates were led through five weeks of specialized training courses, which included small-arms proficiency, close-quarters battle techniques, hand-to-hand combat, urban movement, reactive sniper fire and continuous physical fitness.
The rigorous training thinned the class size by nearly half, but that's what it's expected to do, an ERB official said.
"We want to make sure that the training prepares the officers for real-world missions so they're pushed to their limits," said an advisor to the ERB.
The ERB will continue to grow in size and capability in the coming months. Officials expect the next training class to begin in March.
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 01.27.2009 15:48 |
| Story ID: | 29339 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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