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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – A group of Afghan National Police from Lashkar Gah, selected by the Provincial Police Advisory Team to be a quick response force, completed the first week-long advanced training course here at Camp Bastion, Nov. 29.
The PPAT mentored more than 30 ANP for the advanced team, to be used in cases of emergency. These ANP will be employed similar to the American Special Weapons and Tactics Team, or SWAT.
“Since this is our first class, we’re hoping to improve upon it, and work out some of the kinks on the ANP side,” said Master Sgt. Norman Nichols, senior enlisted advisor for the Provincial Police Advisory Team, 1st Marine Division (Forward) and a native of Waterboro, Maine. “We want good officers and good non-commissioned officers, better than the average patrolman.”
The training began with classes on improvised explosive devices, and other situations they might face in the line of duty. Throughout the training evolution, the ANP put their skills to the test using practical application.
The ANP continued through the day learning about crime scene investigation, detecting and approaching suspicious vehicles, urban clearing and protecting civilians in hazardous or combative environments.
“A lot of the training is focused on quick planning and quick response, not just going in with a frontal attack,” said Staff Sgt. Justin Rettenberger, PPAT operations chief, 1st Marine Division (Fwd).
Roleplayers were used to make the training as real as possible and created scenarios similar to what the ANP might face while on duty. Some simulated situations required the police to interact with civilians in marketplaces and at crime scenes.
The PPAT instructors gave the ANP the tools to deal with the scenario on their own letting the policemen plan and assess, instead of being told what to do.
“We’re not just in there giving these guys the cookie cutter and telling them this is how you do it,” said Rettenberger, 30, from Dubuque, Iowa. “They have a style of their own and we’re just trying to build on it and make it more effective.”
The training didn’t just help the students. Those who took the course will now be able to pass their newly acquired skills to other policemen back in Lashkar Gah and throughout Helmand province.
| Date Taken: | 11.29.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 12.02.2010 05:46 |
| Story ID: | 61211 |
| Location: | CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF |
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