Photo By Staff Sgt. James E. Brown | Command Sgt. Maj. Adel Abdul Jabbar Abdul Wahed, of the Iraqi grant forces command,...... read more read more
By Staff Sgt. James E. Brown Jr.
1st Sustainment Brigade
CAMP TAJI – The air was filled with excitement and joy for the Soldiers who were beginning to form up for the first graduating class of the Areef "Sergeant" Course conducted by the Iraqi army non-commissioned officer academy. Row by row, Soldiers of the Iraqi army stood at the position of attention, right faced and individually preceded to the stage to receive their respective graduation certificate.
This historic occasion put forth, 23 Iraqi army soldiers of various occupational job skills to complete this experimental course that taught basic leadership skills and some Infantry techniques by U.S. Army advisors of various units within the 1st Sustainment Brigade. This is the first time that this course has been taught at Camp Taji and appears to have been a success.
"The course was mandated by the Iraqi minister of defense and designed to raise the level of confidence of the non-commissioned officer and the Iraq army, to give them the skills and the knowledge to train their fellow Soldiers," said Sgt. 1st Class Carl Miller, a native of Euless, Texas and senior advisor to the Iraqi non-commissioned officer academy and a Soldier of the 1st Sustainment Brigade.
The Command Sergeant Major of the Iraqi army, Command Sgt. Maj. Adel Abdul Jabbar Abdul Wahed of the Iraqi ground forces command congratulated several Soldiers for their new accomplishment. Many of the students appeared to be very enthusiastic of the appearance of their top non-commissioned officer of the Iraqi army. After the ceremony concluded, many of the Iraqi soldiers scrambled to talk to their Command Sergeant Major.
| Date Taken: | 07.31.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2008 14:18 |
| Story ID: | 22154 |
| Location: | TAJI, IQ |
| Web Views: | 85 |
| Downloads: | 72 |
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